Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending May 29, 2020

 

2020 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 05/31/2019 and 5/29/2020

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2019 2020 % Change
Total Returns Received 143,166,000 133,811,000* -6.5
Total Returns Processed 139,732,000 121,163,000 -13.3
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL           129,052,000 120,947,000* -6.3
Tax Professionals 72,647,000 61,189,000 -15.8
Self-prepared 56,405,000 59,758,000 5.9
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 476,681,000 1,229,022,000 157.8
       
Total Refunds:      
Number 103,576,000 90,570,000 -12.6
Amount $282.815 Billion $250.912 Billion -11.3
Average refund $2,730 $2,770 1.5
 
Direct Deposit Refunds:      
Number 88,141,000 75,427,000 -14.4
Amount $253.152 Billion $219,535 Billion -13.3
Average refund $2,872 $2,911 1.4

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