2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing May 14, 2021 and May 13, 2022.
IRS Statement:
As the filing season wraps up, the IRS has delivered more than 95 million refunds worth $290 billion as of May 13. The average refund is $3,033. (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 | 136,309,000 | 144,341,000 | 5.9 | ||
Total Returns Processed | 124,599,000 | 139,460,000 | 11.9 | ||
E-filing Receipts: | |||||
TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) |
127,658,000 |
136,430,000 | 6.9 | ||
Tax Professionals | 69,718,000 | 72,774,000 | 4.4 | ||
Self-prepared | 57,940,000 | 63,656,000 | 9.9 | ||
Web Usage: | |||||
Visits to IRS.gov | 1,333,514,000 | 664,529,000 | -50.2 | ||
Total Refunds [1]: | |||||
Number | 88,890,000 | 95,539,000 | 7.5 | ||
Amount | $253.832 | Billion | $289.731 | Billion | 14.1 |
Average refund | $2,856 | $3,033 | 6.2 | ||
Direct Deposit Refunds [2]: | |||||
Number | 81,249,000 | 89,867,000 | 10.6 | ||
Amount | $237.719 | Billion | $279.973 | Billion | 17.8 |
Average refund | $2,926 | $3,115 | 6.5 |
[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.