2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing May 7, 2021, and May 6, 2022.
IRS Statement:
As the filing season wraps up, the IRS has delivered more than 94 million refunds worth more than $285 billion as of May 6. The average refund is $3,025. (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 | ||
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Total Returns Received | 126,777,000 | 143,164,000 | 12.9 | ||
Total Returns Processed | 115,989,000 | 138,075,000 | 19.0 | ||
E-filing Receipts: | |||||
TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) |
118,664,000 |
135,611,000 | 14.3 | ||
Tax Professionals | 64,425,000 | 72,130,000 | 12.0 | ||
Self-prepared | 54,239,000 | 63,481,000 | 17.0 | ||
Web Usage: | |||||
Visits to IRS.gov | 1,293,942,000 | 648,533,000 | -49.9 | ||
Total Refunds[1]: | |||||
Number | 84,840,000 | 94,399,000 | 11.3 | ||
Amount | $242.896 | Billion | $285.552 | Billion | 17.6 |
Average refund | $2,863 | $3,025 | 5.7 | ||
Direct Deposit Refunds[2]: | |||||
Number | 77,797,000 | 88,861,000 | 14.2 | ||
Amount | $228.129 | Billion | $276.202 | Billion | 21.1 |
Average refund | $2,932 | $3,108 | 6.0 |
[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.