2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing May 7, 2021, and May 6, 2022. IRS Statement: As the filing season wraps up, the IRS has delivered more than 94 million refunds worth more than $285 billion as of May 6. The average refund is $3,025. (Note: The filing deadline in 2022 is April 18, 2022; on March 29, 2021, the IRS announced that the filing deadline was extended to May 17,2021. The 2021 Filing Season began February 12, 2021; the 2022 Filing Season began January 24, 2022.) Individual Income Tax Returns: 2021 2022 % Change Total Returns Received 126,777,000 143,164,000 12.9 Total Returns Processed 115,989,000 138,075,000 19.0 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 118,664,000 135,611,000 14.3 Tax Professionals 64,425,000 72,130,000 12.0 Self-prepared 54,239,000 63,481,000 17.0 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,293,942,000 648,533,000 -49.9 Total Refunds[1]: Number 84,840,000 94,399,000 11.3 Amount $242.896 Billion $285.552 Billion 17.6 Average refund $2,863 $3,025 5.7 Direct Deposit Refunds[2]: Number 77,797,000 88,861,000 14.2 Amount $228.129 Billion $276.202 Billion 21.1 Average refund $2,932 $3,108 6.0 [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.
