2024 Filing season statistics — Individual income tax returns Cumulative statistics comparing April 7, 2023, and April 5, 2024. Return/Refund category 2023 2024 % Change Total returns received 101,320,000 101,849,000 0.5 Total returns processed 100,367,000 100,110,000 -0.3 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 97,831,000 98,421,000 0.6 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 53,165,000 53,157,000 0.0 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 44,666,000 45,264,000 1.3 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 420,715,000 497,397,000 18.2 Total number of refunds 69,095,000 66,799,000 -3.3 Total amount refunded $198.868 billion $201.117 billion 1.1 Average refund amount $2,878 $3,011 4.6 Total number of direct deposit refunds 66,356,000 63,445,000 -4.4 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $195.246 billion $195.901 billion 0.3 Average direct deposit refund amount $2,942 $3,088 4.9
