2024 filing season statistics — Individual income tax returns Cumulative statistics comparing April 28, 2023, and April 26, 2024. Return/Refund category 2023 2024 % Change Total returns received 139,375,000 141,363,000 1.4 Total returns processed 136,909,000 138,356,000 1.1 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 133,229,000 135,724,000 1.9 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 71,347,000 72,201,000 1.2 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 61,883,000 63,523,000 2.7 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 507,207,000 591,742,000 16.7 Total number of refunds 91,800,000 91,359,000 -0.5 Total amount refunded $254.960 billion $260.562 billion 2.2 Average refund amount $2,777 $2,852 2.7 Total number of direct deposit refunds 86,773,000 84,661,000 -2.4 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $247.208 billion $249.308 billion 0.8 Average direct deposit refund amount $2,849 $2,945 3.4
