2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing May 21, 2021, and May 20, 2022 IRS Statement: With the conclusion of the filing season, the IRS has delivered more than 96 million refunds worth more than $292 billion as of May 20. The average refund is $3,039. (Note: The filing deadline in 2022 is April 18, 2022; on March 29, 2021, the IRS announced that the filing deadline was extended to May 17,2021. The 2021 Filing Season began February 12, 2021; the 2022 Filing Season began January 24, 2022.) Individual Income Tax Returns: 2021 2022 % Change Total Returns Received 148,012,000 145,372,000 -1.8 Total Returns Processed 135,773,000 140,618,000 3.6 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 138,563,000 137,177,000 -1.0 Tax Professionals 74,195,000 73,356,000 -1.1 Self-prepared 64,368,000 63,820,000 -0.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,372,697,000 679,249,000 -50.5 Total Refunds [1]: Number 95,632,000 96,274,000 0.7 Amount $270.345 Billion $292.542 Billion 8.2 Average refund $2,827 $3,039 7.5 Direct Deposit Refunds [2]: Number 87,045,000 90,527,000 4.0 Amount $252.374 Billion $282.529 Billion 11.9 Average refund $2,899 $3,121 7.6 [1] Total Refunds includes refunds for returns received in 2022. [2] Direct Deposit Refunds includes refunds for returns received in the prior year or the current year but processed in 2022 requesting a direct deposit.
