2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing October 22, 2021 and October 21, 2022 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2021 2022 % Change Total Returns Received 167,634,000 163,762,000 -2.3 Total Returns Processed 166,342,000 163,967,000* -1.4 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 151,681,000 151,264,000** -0.3 Tax Professionals 84,422,000 84,485,000 0.1 Self-prepared 67,259,000 66,780,000 -0.7 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,871,475,000 932,164,000 -50.2 Total Refunds: Number 128,064,000 107,880,000 -15.8 Amount $355.365 Billion $337.595 Billion -5.0 Average refund $2,775 $3,129 12.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 112,267,000 99,182,000 -11.7 Amount $320.114 Billion $319.503 Billion -0.19 Average refund $2,851 $3,221 13.00 *Total Returns Processed includes returns received in the prior or current year and processed in CY2022. **Total may not match subtotals due to rounding.
