2021 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing 3/20/2020 (day 54 of Filing Season 2020) and
3/19/2021 (day 36 of Filing Season 2021)
| Individual Income Tax Returns: | 2020 | 2021 | % Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Returns Received | 84,222,000 | 76,097,000 | -9.6 | ||
| Total Returns Processed | 81,158,000 | 67,704,000 | -16.6 | ||
| E-filing Receipts: | |||||
| TOTAL |
79,688,000 |
72,730,000 | -8.7 | ||
| Tax Professionals | 41,003,000 | 34,566,000 | -15.7 | ||
| Self-prepared | 38,685,000 | 38,164,000 | -1.3 | ||
| Web Usage: | |||||
| Visits to IRS.gov | 369,251,000 | 879,042,000 | 138.1 | ||
| Total Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 65,097,000 | 49,722,000 | -23.6 | ||
| Amount | $191.109 | Billion | $145.630 | Billion | -23.8 |
| Average refund | $2,936 | $2,929 | -0.2 | ||
| Direct Deposit Refunds: | |||||
| Number | 55,584,000 | 47,093,000 | -15.3 | ||
| Amount | $171.163 | Billion | $140.429 | Billion | 18.0 |
| Average refund | $3,079 | $2,982 | -3.2 | ||