2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing 3/23/2018 and 3/22/2019
			Individual Income Tax Returns: | 
			
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			2019 | 
			
			% Change | 
		
| Total Returns Received | 85,689,000 | 84,075,000 | -1.9 | 
| Total Returns Processed | 83,286,000 | 81,562,000 | -2.1 | 
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			E-filing Receipts: | 
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| TOTAL | 79,780,000 | 79,236,000 | -0.7 | 
| Tax Professionals | 43,094,000 | 41,911,000 | -2.7 | 
| Self-prepared | 36,686,000 | 37,325,000 | 1.7 | 
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			Web Usage: | 
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| Visits to IRS.gov | 307,121,000 | 339,939,000 | 10.7 | 
			Total Refunds: | 
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| Number | 67,599,000 | 65,836,000 | -2.6 | 
| Amount | $197.698 Billion | $191.894 Billion | -2.9 | 
| Average refund | $2,925 | $2,915 | -0.3 | 
			Direct Deposit Refunds: | 
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| Number | 59,313,000 | 59,521,000 | 0.4 | 
| Amount | $181.600 Billion | $180.352 Billion | -0.7 | 
| Average refund | $3,062 | $3,030 | -1.0 |