2023 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns Cumulative statistics comparing March 18, 2022, and March 17, 2023 Return/Refund Category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 72,223,000 71,861,000 -0.5 Total returns processed 70,305,000 71,455,000 1.6 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 69,852,000 69,774,000 -0.1 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 34,395,000 35,239,000 2.5 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 35,457,000 34,535,000 -2.6 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 435,510,000 345,454,000 -20.7 Total number of refunds 51,775,000 53,912,000 4.1 Total amount refunded $171.137 Billion $158.096 Billion -7.6 Average refund amount $3,305 $2,933 -11.3 Total number of direct deposit refunds 49,960,000 50,940,000 2.0 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $168.558 Billion $153.800 Billion -8.8 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,374 $ 3,019 -10.5
