Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending March 18, 2022

 

2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS

Cumulative statistics comparing March 19, 2021, and March 18, 2022.

IRS Statement:

The tax filing season is progressing strongly, with almost 52 million refunds issued worth more than $171 billion already delivered as of March 18.  (Note: the 2021 Filing Season began February 12, 2021; the 2022 Filing Season began January 24, 2022. The filing deadline in 2022 is April 18, 2022; the filing deadline in 2021 was May 17,2021.)

Individual Income Tax Returns: 2021 2022 % Change
Total Returns Received 76,097,000 72,223,000 -5.1
Total Returns Processed 67,704,000 70,305,000 3.8
       
E-filing Receipts:      
TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 

72,730,000

69,852,000 -4.0
Tax Professionals 34,566,000 34,395,000 -0.5
Self-prepared 38,164,000 35,457,000 -7.1
       
Web Usage:      
Visits to IRS.gov 879,042,000 435,510,000 -50.5
       
Total Refunds[1]:      
Number 49,722,000     51,775,000 4.1
Amount $145.630 Billion $171.137 Billion 17.5
Average refund $2,929 $3,305 12.9
 
Direct Deposit Refunds[2]:      
Number 47,093,000 49,960,000 6.1
Amount $140.429 Billion $168.558 Billion 20.0
Average refund $2,982 $3,374 13.1

[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.