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Current Filing Stats Show Slow Start for 2019 Season

FEB. 8, 2019

Current Filing Stats Show Slow Start for 2019 Season

DATED FEB. 8, 2019
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Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending February 1, 2019

2019 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing 02/02/2018 and 02/01/2019

Individual Income Tax Returns:

2018

2019

% Change

Total Returns Received

18,302,000

16,035,000

-12.4

Total Returns Processed

17,931,000

13,306,000

-25.8

E-filing Receipts:

TOTAL

17,518,000

15,222,000

-13.1

Tax Professionals

6,744,000

5,440,000

-19.3

Self-prepared

10,774,000

9,782,000

-9.2

Web Usage:

Visits to IRS.gov

74,401,000

66,310,000

-10.9

Total Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

6,171,000

4,672,000

-24.3

Amount

$12.560 Billion

$8.713 Billion

-30.6

Average refund

$2,035

$1,865

-8.4

Direct Deposit Refunds:

 

 

 

Number

5,860,000

4,476,000

-23.6

Amount

$12.213 Billion

$8.510 Billion

-30.3

Average refund

$2,084

$1,901

-8.8

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