2022 filing season statistics
Cumulative statistics comparing April 23, 2021 and April 22, 2022
IRS statement:
As the filing season begins to wrap up, the IRS has delivered more than 88 million refunds worth $267 billion as of April 22. (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 | 116,139,000 | 138,942,000 | 19.6 | ||
Total returns received | 105,330,000 | 133,773,000 | 27.0 | ||
E-filing receipts: | |||||
Total (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) |
109,381,000 |
133,410,000 | 22.0 | ||
Tax professionals | 58,506,000 | 70,509,000 | 20.5 | ||
Self-prepared | 50,875,000 | 62,900,000 | 23.6 | ||
Web usage: | |||||
Visits to IRS.gov | 1,217,624,000 | 609,075,000 | -50.0 | ||
Total refunds[1]: | |||||
Number | 77,652,000 | 88,667,000 | 14.6 | ||
Amount | $222.867 | Billion | $267.022 | Billion | 19.8 |
Average refund | $2,870 | $3,012 | 4.9 | ||
Direct deposit refunds[2]: | |||||
Number | 71,741,000 | 83,891,000 | 16.9 | ||
Amount | $210.666 | Billion | $259.973 | Billion | 23.4 |
Average refund | $2,936 | $3,099 | 5.5 |
[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.