Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending February 8, 2019

 

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2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 02/09/2018 and 02/08/2019
 

Individual Income Tax Returns:   

2018

2019

% Change

Total Returns Received  30,881,000 28,764,000 -6.9
Total Returns Processed   30,016,000 26,965,000 -10.2

 

 

 

 

E-filing Receipts:

     
TOTAL              29,724,000 27,602,000 -7.1
Tax Professionals  12,575,000 11,001,000 -12.5
Self-prepared   17,149,000 16,601,000 -3.2

 

 

 

 

Web Usage:

     
Visits to IRS.gov  114,218,000 106,390,000 -6.9
       

Total Refunds:

     
Number  13,517,000 11,381,000 -15.8
Amount  $28.863  Billion  $22.180  Billion  -23.2
Average refund  $2,135 $1,949 -8.7
       

Direct Deposit Refunds: 

     
Number  12,685,000 10,790,000 -14.9
Amount  $27.875  Billion  $21.532  Billion  -22.8
Average refund  $2,198 $1,996 -9.2