2023 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns Cumulative statistics comparing Feb. 25, 2022, and Feb. 24, 2023 Return/Refund Category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 45,413,000 45,983,000 1.3 Total returns processed 43,818,000 45,722,000 4.3 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 44,293,000 44,962,000 1.5 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 19,082,000 20,239,000 6.1 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 25,211,000 24,723,000 -1.9 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 307,581,000 256,924,000 -16.5 Total number of refunds 29,723,000 35,142,000 18.2 Total amount refunded $103.224 Billion $108.204 Billion 4.8 Average refund amount $3,473 $3,079 -11.3 Total number of direct deposit refunds 29,190,000 33,377,000 14.3 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $103.022 Billion $ 105.806 Billion 2.7 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,529 $3,170 -10.2
