Filing season statistics for week ending June 5, 2020

 

2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 06/07/2019 and 6/05/2020

Description 2019 2020 % change
Individual income tax returns:      
Total returns received 143,650,000 135,229,000* -5.9
Total returns processed 140,825,000 122,870,000 -12.7
E-filing receipts:      
TOTAL           129,387,000 122,426,000* -5.4
Tax professionals 72,931,000 62,119,000 -14.8
Self-prepared 56,456,000 60,307,000 6.8
Web usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 483,914,000 1,254,002,000 159.1
Total refunds:      
Number 104,047,000 91,383,000 -12.2
Amount $284.351 Billion $253.000 Billion -11.0
Average refund $2,733 $2,769 1.3
Direct deposit refunds:      
Number 88,426,000 76,092,000 -13.9
Amount $254.244 Billion $221.311 Billion -13.0
Average refund $2,875 $2,908 1.1

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