2024 Filing season statistics — Individual income tax returns Cumulative statistics comparing April 21, 2023, and April 19, 2024. Return/Refund category 2023 2024 % Change Total returns received 137,144,000 139,137,000 1.5 Total returns processed 134,649,000 136,069,000 1.1 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 132,009,000 134,531,000 1.9 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 70,492,000 71,327,000 1.2 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 61,517,000 63,204,000 2.7 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 488,119,000 571,496,000 17.1 Total number of refunds 85,935,000 86,058,000 0.1 Total amount refunded $236.615 billion $245.226 billion 3.6 Average refund amount $2,753 $2,850 3.5 Total number of direct deposit refunds 81,799,000 80,028,000 -2.2 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $231.275 billion $235.818 billion 2.0 Average direct deposit refund amount $2,827 $2,947 4.2