Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending July 24, 2020

 

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2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 7/26/2019 and 7/24/2020

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change
Total Returns Received 146,342,000 152,875,000 * 4.5
Total Returns Processed 145,750,000 146,556,000 * 0.6
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL           131,169,000 143,906,000 * 9.7
Tax Professionals 74,455,000 74,125,000 -0.4
Self-prepared 56,714,000 69,781,000 * 23.0
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 528,394,000 1,397,638,000 164.5
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 106,240,000 102,904,000 -3.1
Amount $291.183 Billion $282.033 Billion -3.1
Average refund $2,741 $2,741 0.0
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 89,657,000 85,333,000 -4.8
Amount $258.962 Billion $245.208 Billion -5.3
Average refund $2,888 $2,874 -0.5

* Total includes returns filed to obtain Economic Impact Payments by those who would not usually file income tax returns.