Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending October 18, 2019

 

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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