2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS
Cumulative statistics comparing April 16, 2021, and April 15, 2022.
IRS Statement:
As the filing season begins to wrap up, the IRS has delivered more than 78 million refunds worth more than 242 billion as of April 15. (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 | ||
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Total Returns Received | 110,961,000 | 122,543,000 | 10.4 | ||
Total Returns Processed | 100,027,000 | 118,826,000 | 18.8 | ||
E-filing Receipts: | |||||
TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) |
104,786,000 |
117,859,000 | 12.5 | ||
Tax Professionals | 55,450,000 | 63,692,000 | 14.9 | ||
Self-prepared | 49,336,000 | 54,167,000 | 9.8 | ||
Web Usage: | |||||
Visits to IRS.gov | 1,178,651,000 | 571,818,000 | -51.5 | ||
Total Refunds[1]: | |||||
Number | 73,316,000 | 78,201,000 | 6.7 | ||
Amount | $210.668 | Billion | $242.626 | Billion | 15.2 |
Average refund | $2,873 | $3,103 | 8.0 | ||
Direct Deposit Refunds[2]: | |||||
Number | 68,000,000 | 74,769,000 | 10.0 | ||
Amount | $199.847 | Billion | $237.823 | Billion | 19.0 |
Average refund | $2,939 | $3,181 | 8.2 |
[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.