Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending November 22, 2019

 

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2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 11/23/2018 and 11/22/2019

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2018 2019 % Change
Total Returns Received 154,444,000 155,402,000 0.6
Total Returns Processed 154,058,000 155,096,000 0.7
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL           135,459,000 138,217,000 2.0
Tax Professionals 80,286,000 80,630,000 0.4
Self-prepared 55,173,000 57,587,000 4.4
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 585,027,000 625,522,000 6.9
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 111,911,000 111,596,000 -0.3
Amount $324.426 Billion $319.218 Billion -1.6
Average refund $2,899 $2,860 -1.3
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 90,067,000 91,955,000 2.1
Amount $272.980 Billion $273.525 Billion 0.2
Average refund $3,031 $2,975 -1.9