Tax Pro E-Filing Off 2.7% from Last Year’s Pace

Chart of IRS dataAverage refunds down 1%.

By Beth Bellor

As we wind down the misery that is the 2019 tax season, figures are down all over.

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The number of direct deposit refunds is up, but otherwise the only “positives” are self-prepared e-filings and IRS website visits, hardly bright news.