2024 Filing season statistics — Individual income tax returns Cumulative statistics comparing March 24, 2023, and March 22, 2024. Return/Refund category 2023 2024 % Change Total returns received 80,683,000 80,470,000 -0.3 Total returns processed 80,369,000 79,243,000 -1.4 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 78,167,000 78,023,000 -0.2 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 40,671,000 40,311,000 -0.9 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 37,496,000 37,713,000 0.6 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 370,706,000 441,085,000 19.0 Total number of refunds 59,342,000 54,990,000 -7.3 Total amount refunded $172.263 billion $169.411 billion -1.7 Average refund amount $ 2,903 $3,081 6.1 Total number of direct deposit refunds 55,902,000 52,795,000 -5.6 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $167.204 billion $166.424 billion -0.5 Average direct deposit refund amount $ 2,991 $3,152 5.4
