Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending May 8, 2020

 

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2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 5/10/2019 and 5/08/2020

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change
Total Returns Received 141,567,000 128,204,000* -9.4
Total Returns Processed 136,139,000 115,765,000 -15.0
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL           127,939,000 115,696,000* -9.6
Tax Professionals 71,725,000 58,228,000 -18.8
Self-prepared 56,214,000 57,468,000 2.2
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 453,360,000 1,095,606,000 141.7
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 101,590,000 87,663,000 -13.7
Amount $277.258 Billion $243.655 Billion -12.1
Average refund $2,729 $2,779 1.8
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 86,965,000 72,956,000 -16.1
Amount $249.434 Billion $213.223 Billion -14.5
Average refund $2,868 $2,923 1.9

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