2023 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns Cumulative statistics comparing April 15, 2022, and April 14, 2023 Return/Refund Category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 122,543,000 117,321,000 -4.3 Total returns processed 118,826,000 116,175,000 -2.2 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 117,859,000 113,201,000 -4.0 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 63,692,000 62,174,000 -2.4 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 54,167,000 51,027,000 -5.8 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 571,818,000 452,290,000 -20.9 Total number of refunds 78,201,000 75,824,000 -3.0 Total amount refunded $242.626 Billion $ 215.360 Billion -11.2 Average refund amount $3,103 $ 2,840 -8.5 Total number of direct deposit refunds 74,769,000 73,121,000 -2.2 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $237.823 Billion $ 212.221 Billion -10.8 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,181 $ 2,902 -8.8
