Filing Season Statistics for Week Ending Feb. 24, 2023

 

2023 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns

Cumulative statistics comparing Feb. 25, 2022, and Feb. 24, 2023

Return/Refund Category 2022 2023 % Change
Total returns received 45,413,000 45,983,000 1.3
Total returns processed 43,818,000 45,722,000 4.3
Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 44,293,000 44,962,000 1.5
E-filing returns received from tax professionals 19,082,000 20,239,000 6.1
E-filing returns received from self-prepared 25,211,000 24,723,000 -1.9
Web usage, IRS.gov visits 307,581,000 256,924,000 -16.5
Total number of refunds 29,723,000 35,142,000 18.2
Total amount refunded $103.224 Billion $108.204   Billion 4.8
Average refund amount $3,473 $3,079 -11.3
Total number of direct deposit refunds 29,190,000 33,377,000 14.3
Total amount refunded with direct deposit  $103.022 Billion $ 105.806  Billion 2.7
Average direct deposit refund amount $3,529 $3,170 -10.2