Filing season statistics by year

 

Each year the IRS provides weekly cumulative statistics for returns filed, returns processed and refunds issued during the filing season and then at certain points after the filing season. The statistics compare totals as of Friday compared with the corresponding Friday in the prior year.

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2024 and 2023 tax return filing seasons.

2023 filing season began Jan. 23, 2023; 2024 filing season began Jan. 29, 2024.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2023 and 2022 tax return filing seasons.

2022 filing season began Jan. 24, 2022; 2023 filing season began Jan. 23, 2023.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2022 and 2021 tax return filing seasons. 

2021 filing season began Feb. 12, 2021; 2022 filing season began Jan. 24, 2022.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2021 and 2020 tax return filing seasons, starting Feb. 19, 2021.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2020 and 2019 tax return filing seasons, starting Jan. 31, 2020.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2019 and 2018 tax return filing seasons, starting Feb. 2, 2019.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2018 and 2017 tax return filing seasons, starting Feb. 2, 2018.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2017 and 2016 tax return filing seasons, starting Jan. 27, 2017.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2016 and 2015 tax return filing seasons, starting Feb. 2, 2016.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2015 and 2014 tax return filing seasons, starting Jan. 30, 2015.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2014 and 2013 tax return filing seasons, starting Feb. 7, 2014.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2013 and 2012 tax return filing seasons, starting March 1, 2013.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2012 and 2011 tax return filing seasons, starting March 16, 2012.

2012 End-of-year filing season statistics

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2011 and 2010 tax return filing seasons, starting Feb. 25, 2011.

Filing season statistics for the week ending:

Find weekly filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from the 2010 and 2009 tax return filing seasons, starting March 26, 2010.


For more information

Also provided is a spreadsheet (CSV) of all of the filing season statistics. For other tax statistics, visit Tax Statistics - produced by the Statistics of Income Division and other areas of the Internal Revenue Service.