2023 Filing season statistics — Individual income tax returns Cumulative statistics comparing May 6, 2022, and May 5, 2023. Return/Refund category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 143,164,000 141,137,000 -1.4 Total returns processed 138,075,000 138,795,000 0.5 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 135,611,000 134,147,000 -1.1 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 72,130,000 72,047,000 -0.1 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 63,481,000 62,100,000 -2.2 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 648,533,000 523,069,000 -19.3 Total number of refunds 94,399,000 93,790,000 -0.6 Total amount refunded $285.552 Billion $262.886 Billion -7.9 Average refund amount $3,025 $2,803 -7.3 Total number of direct deposit refunds 88,861,000 88,380,000 -0.5 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $276.202 Billion $253.726 Billion -8.1 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,108 $2,871 -7.6
