2025 Filing season statistics — individual income tax returns
Cumulative statistics comparing April 5, 2024, and April 4, 2025
| Return/Refund Category | 2024 | 2025 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total returns received | 101,849,000 | 101,422,000 | -0.4 |
| Total returns processed | 100,110,000 | 100,324,000 | 0.2 |
| Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) | 98,421,000 | 98,184,000 | -0.2 |
| E-filing returns received from tax professionals | 53,157,000 | 53,392,000 | 0.4 |
| E-filing returns received from self-prepared | 45,264,000 | 44,792,000 | -1.0 |
| Web usage, IRS.gov visits | 497,397,000 | 275,948,000 | NA[1] |
| Total number of refunds | 66,799,000 | 67,745,000 | 1.4 |
| Total amount refunded | $201.117 billion | $211.080 billion | 5.0 |
| Average refund amount | $3,011 | $3,116 | 3.5 |
| Total number of direct deposit refunds | 63,445,000 | 64,733,000 | 2.0 |
| Total amount refunded with direct deposit | $195.901 billion | $206.255 billion | 5.3 |
| Average direct deposit refund amount | $3,088 | $3,186 | 3.2 |
[1] Changes were made from 2024 to 2025 in the analytics methodology used to evaluate the number of visits to IRS.gov. Previously a session-based approach was used. In 2025, an event-based model is being used. As a result, comparison of data sets from year to year should not be made.