2024 Filing season statistics — Individual income tax returns Cumulative statistics comparing March 17, 2023, and March 15, 2024 Return/Refund category 2023 2024 % Change Total returns received 71,861,000 71,587,000 -0.4 Total returns processed 71,455,000 70,569,000 -1.2 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 69,774,000 69,543,000 -0.3 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 35,239,000 34,880,000 -1.0 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 34,535,000 34,664,000 0.4 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 345,454,000 411,961,000 19.3 Total number of refunds 53,912,000 49,145,000 -8.8% Total amount refunded $158.096 billion $152.767 billion -3.4% Average refund amount $2,933 $3,109 6.0% Total number of direct deposit refunds 50,940,000 47,425,000 -6.9% Total amount refunded with direct deposit $153.800 billion $150.667 billion -2.0% Average direct deposit refund amount $ 3,019 $3,177 5.2%
