2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing 3/1/2019 and 2/28/2020
| Individual Income Tax Returns: | 2019 | 2020 | % Change | ||
| Total Returns Received | 59,223,000 | 59,305,000 | 0.1 | ||
| Total Returns Processed | 56,875,000 | 57,085,000 | 0.4 | ||
| E-filing Receipts: | |||||
| TOTAL | 56,494,000 | 56,736,000 | 0.4 | ||
| Tax Professionals | 27,017,000 | 26,410,000 | -2.2 | ||
| Self-prepared | 29,477,000 | 30,326,000 | 2.9 | ||
| Web Usage: | |||||
| Visits to IRS.gov | 272,602,000 | 291,906,000 | 7.1 | ||
| Total Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 46,416,000 | 45,552,000 | -1.9 | ||
| Amount | $142.395 | Billion | $139.593 | Billion | -2.0 |
| Average refund | $3,068 | $3,064 | -0.1 | ||
| Direct Deposit Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 43,241,000 | 42,636,000 | -1.4 | ||
| Amount | $136.601 | Billion | $134.202 | Billion | -1.8 |
| Average refund | $3,159 | $3,148 | -0.3 | ||