2023 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns Cumulative statistics comparing Feb. 18, 2022, and Feb. 17, 2023 Return/Refund Category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 35,922,000 36,859,000 2.6 Total returns processed 33,464,000 36,769,000 9.9 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 34,940,000 36,079,000 3.3 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 14,213,000 15,380,000 8.2 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 20,726,000 20,698,000 -0.1 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 248,303,000 212,815,000 -14.3 Total number of refunds 22,065,000 27,781,000 25.9 Total amount refunded $78.024 Billion $87.245 Billion 11.8 Average refund amount $3,536 $ 3,140 -11.2 Total number of direct deposit refunds 21,804,000 26,321,000 20.7 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $78.270 Billion $85.300 Billion 9.0 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,590 $ 3,241 -9.7
