2024 Filing season statistics — Individual income tax returns Cumulative statistics comparing March 10, 2023, and March 8, 2024. Return/Refund category 2023 2024 % Change Total returns received 63,442,000 62,761,000 -1.1 Total returns processed 63,191,000 61,877,000 -2.1 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 61,713,000 61,165,000 -0.9 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 30,215,000 29,644,000 -1.9 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 31,498,000 31,521,000 0.1 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 318,555,000 376,622,000 18.2 Total number of refunds 49,174,000 43,020,000 -12.5 Total amount refunded $146.166 billion $135.281 billion -7.4 Average refund amount $2,972 $3,145 5.8 Total number of direct deposit refunds 45,757,000 41,719,000 -8.8 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $140.646 billion $133.896 billion -4.8 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,074 $3,209 4.4
