2022 Filing season statistics
For week ending February 4, 2022
2021 filing season began February 12, 2021; 2022 filing season began January 24, 2022
IRS Statement:
The IRS is off to a strong start to this year’s tax season, with more than four million refunds already being delivered as of February 4, 2022. For historical perspective, it’s important to remember these weekly numbers can shift dramatically during the initial weeks of filing season due to numerous factors, including the calendar and filing patterns that can change year to year. Since the IRS successfully opened tax season two weeks earlier this year than 2021, there are no year-to-year comparisons at this point in tax season.
| Individual income tax returns: | 2021 | 2022 | % Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total returns received | NA | 16,685,000 | NA | ||
| Total returns processed | NA | 12,992,000 | NA | ||
| E-filing receipts: | |||||
| TOTAL |
NA |
15,990,000 | NA | ||
| Tax professionals | NA | 5,243,000 | NA | ||
| Self-prepared | NA | 10,747,000 | NA | ||
| Web usage: | |||||
| Visits to IRS.gov | NA | 120,234,000 | NA | ||
| Total refunds[1]: | |||||
| Number | NA | 4,330,000 | NA | ||
| Amount | NA | $9.533 | Billion | NA | |
| Average refund | NA | $2,201 | NA | ||
| Direct deposit refunds[2]: | |||||
| Number | NA | 4,464,000 | NA | ||
| Amount | NA | $10.294 | Billion | NA | |
| Average refund | NA | $2,306 | NA | ||
[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.