2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing 10/19/2018 and 10/18/2019
| Individual Income Tax Returns: | 2018 | 2019 | % Change | ||
| Total Returns Received | 153,383,000 | 154,297,000 | 0.6 | ||
| Total Returns Processed | 152,827,000 | 153,721,000 | 0.6 | ||
| E-filing Receipts: | |||||
| TOTAL | 135,154,000 | 137,866,000 | 2.0 | ||
| Tax Professionals | 79,990,000 | 80,294,000 | 0.4 | ||
| Self-prepared | 55,164,000 | 57,572,000 | 4.4 | ||
| Web Usage: | |||||
| Visits to IRS.gov | 559,158,000 | 596,722,000 | 6.7 | ||
| Total Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 110,806,000 | 110,582,000 | -0.2 | ||
| Amount | $312.973 | Billion | $307.563 | Billion | -1.7 |
| Average refund | $2,825 | $2,781 | -1.5 | ||
| Direct Deposit Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 89,537,000 | 91,544,000 | 2.2 | ||
| Amount | $267.799 | Billion | $268.662 | Billion | 0.3 |
| Average refund | $2,991 | $2,935 | -1.9 | ||