Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending October 22, 2021

 

2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 10/23/2020 and 10/22/2021

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2020 2021 % Change
Total Returns Received 166,255,000 * 167,634,000 0.8
Total Returns Processed 160,171,000 * 166,342,000 3.9
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL          

152,066,000 *

151,681,000 -0.3
Tax Professionals 80,186,000 84,422,000 5.3
Self-prepared 71,880,000 67,259,000 -6.4
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 1,573,404,000 1,871,475,000 18.9
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 124,164,000 128,064,000 3.1
Amount $309.750 Billion $355.365 Billion 14.7
Average refund $2,495 $2,775 11.2
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 101,773,000 112,267,000 10.3
Amount $263.783 Billion $320.114 Billion 21.4
Average refund $2,592 $2,851 10.0

* CY2020 includes more than 8.2 million returns filed for individuals who did not have a filing obligation but filed to request their Economic Impact Payments.