2024 Filing season statistics — Individual income tax returns Cumulative statistics comparing May 12, 2023, and May 10, 2024. Return/Refund category 2023 2024 % Change Total returns received 142,577,000 144,018,000 1.0 Total returns processed 140,224,000 141,317,000 0.8 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 134,911,000 137,394,000 1.8 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 72,651,000 73,531,000 1.2 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 62,260,000 63,864,000 2.6 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 536,829,000 623,409,000 16.1 Total number of refunds 94,884,000 93,940,000 -1.0 Total amount refunded $266.849 Billion $269.488 1.0 Average refund amount $2,812 $2,869 2.0 Total number of direct deposit refunds 88,435,000 86,665,000 -2.0 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $253.886 Billion $256.563 1.1 Average direct deposit refund amount $2,871 $2,960 3.1
