2022 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns Cumulative statistics comparing December 31, 2021 and December 30, 2022 Return/Refund Category 2021 2022 % Change Total returns received 169,656,000 * 165,774,000 -2.3 Total returns processed 168,921,000 168,855,000 ** 0 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 152,300,000 152,089,000 -0.1 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 84,924,000 85,140,000 0.3 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 67,376,000 66,949,000 -0.6 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 1,995,403,000 1,026,942,000 -48.5 Total number of refunds 129,983,000 110,567,000 -14.9 Total amount refunded $366.074 Billion $359.523 Billion -1.8 Average refund amount $2,816 $3,252 15.5 Total number of direct deposit refunds 113,564,000 100,758,000 -11.3 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $327.263 Billion $331.837 Billion 1.4 Average direct deposit refund amount $2,882 $3,293 14.3 * CY 2021 includes more than 251,000 returns filed for individuals who did not have a filing obligation but filed to receive the Advance Child Tax Credit. ** Total Returns Processed includes returns received in the prior or current year and processed in CY2022.
