Filing season statistics for week ending April 19, 2024

 

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