Summary of collections before refunds by type of return, FY 2019 [1]

Type of returnNumber of returnsGross collections
(millions of $)
Individual income tax154,094,5551,942,182
Corporation income tax2,146,904 [2]275,863
Employment taxes31,566,1731,207,554
Excise taxes1,073,18380,757
Gift tax239,6181,563
Estate tax25,74216,002

 Selected information from returns filed

Corporate Returns (TY 2017) [3]

DescriptionAmount
Number of Returns6,325,114 
Net income (less deficit) amount (thousands of $)$1,655,958,437
Total income tax after credits amount (thousands of $)$264,859,782

S Corporation Returns(TY 2017) [3]

DescriptionAmount
Number of returns4,725,684

Partnership Returns (TY 2018) [3]

DescriptionAmount
Number of returns4,010,200

Individual Returns

DescriptionAmount
Top 1-percent Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) break (TY 2018) [3]$540,009
Top 10-percent AGI break (TY 2018) [3]$151,935
Median AGI (TY 2018) [3]$43,614
Percent that claim standard deductions (TY 2018) [3]87.3%
Percent that claim itemized deductions (TY 2018) [3]11.4%
Percent e-filed (TY 2019) [3]89.5%
Percent using paid preparers (TY 2018) [3]52.9%
Number of returns with AGI $1M or more (TY 2018) [4]541,410
State with the highest number-California (TY 2018)91,560
State with the least number- Vermont (TY 2018)590
Number of individual refunds (TY 2018) (millions) [3]113.5
Individual refund amount (TY 2018) (billions of $) [3]$331.9
Average individual refund amount (TY 2018)$2,924

Earned Income Tax Credit (TY 2018) [3]

DescriptionAmount
Number of returns with credit (millions)26.5
Amount claimed (billions of $)$64.9

Nonprofit Organizations (TY 2016) [3, 5]

DescriptionAmount
Number of returns (Forms 990 and 990-PF filers)402,561
Assets controlled by nonprofits (trillions of $)$4.8

Taxpayer Assistance (FY 2019) [1]

DescriptionAmount
Number of toll-free telephone calls and Taxpayer Assistance Center contacts52,532,719

Sources and footnotes:

[FY] Fiscal Year
[TY] Tax Year
[1] Source: 2019 IRS Data Book
[2] Excludes S Corporations.
[3] Source—SOI data.
[4] Source—IRS Masterfile System
[5] Organizations tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)

Revised: October 2020