2023 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns Cumulative statistics comparing March 25, 2022, and March 24, 2023. Return/Refund Category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 81,371,000 80,683,000 -0.8 Total returns processed 78,858,000 80,369,000 1.9 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 78,426,000 78,167,000 -0.3 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 39,909,000 40,671,000 1.9 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 38,517,000 37,496,000 -2.7 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 468,160,000 370,706,000 -20.8 Total number of refunds 57,830,000 59,342,000 2.6 Total amount refunded $188.687 Billion $172.263 Billion -8.7 Average refund amount $3,263 $ 2,903 -11.0 Total number of direct deposit refunds 55,561,000 55,902,000 0.6 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $185.428 Billion $167.204 Billion -9.8 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,337 $ 2,991 -10.4
