2025 Filing season statistics — individual income tax returns
Cumulative statistics comparing Feb. 16, 2024, and Feb. 14, 2025.
Note: Historically, filing season numbers even out as more tax returns come in; the IRS expects the tax return filing numbers will level out in future weeks as the April filing deadline approaches. Under the PATH Act, the IRS cannot issue refunds for tax returns claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) before mid-February. Please note that the refund numbers for the week ending Feb. 16, 2024, include the PATH Act refunds (EITC/ACTC); while the refund numbers for the week ending Feb. 14, 2025, do not. Due to reporting cutoff dates, the 2025 PATH Act refunds should be reflected in next week's filing season statistics.
| Return/Refund category | 2024 | 2025 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total returns received | 34,743,000 | 33,040,000 | -4.9 |
| Total returns processed | 34,546,000 | 32,820,000 | -5.0 |
| Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) | 34,071,000 | 32,400,000 | -4.9 |
| E-filing returns received from tax professionals | 14,138,000 | 13,413,000 | -5.1 |
| E-filing returns received from self-prepared | 19,933,000 | 18,987,000 | -4.7 |
| Web usage, IRS.gov visits | 231,436,000 | 124,289,000 | -46.3 |
| Total number of refunds | 20,883,000 | 13,657,000 | -34.6 |
| Average refund amount | $3,207 | $2,169 | -32.4 |
| Total number of direct deposit refunds | 20,574,000 | 13,515,000 | -34.3 |
| Average direct deposit refund amount | $3,265 | $2,252 | -31.0 |
[1] Total tax returns processed includes returns received in the prior or current year and processed in 2025.
[2] Current year tax refunds represents refunds issued for returns received and processed in 2025, which reflects current year returns only. However, the Direct Deposit refunds represents refunds for both current and prior year returns processed in 2025, which can make the figure larger than the current year tax refunds.