2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing March 26, 2021, and March 25, 2022. IRS Statement: The tax filing season continues to progress, with almost 58 million refunds issued worth nearly $189 billion already delivered as of March 25. (Note: the 2021 Filing Season began February 12, 2021; the 2022 Filing Season began January 24, 2022. The filing deadline in 2022 is April 18, 2022; the filing deadline in 2021 was May 17,2021.) Individual Income Tax Returns: 2021 2022 % Change Total Returns Received 85,005,000 81,371,000 -4.3 Total Returns Processed 75,971,000 78,858,000 3.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 80,835,000 78,426,000 -3.0 Tax Professionals 39,926,000 39,909,000 0.0 Self-prepared 40,909,000 38,517,000 -5.8 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 991,159,000 468,160,000 -52.8 Total Refunds[1]: Number 56,494,000 57,830,000 2.4 Amount $163.920 Billion $188.687 Billion 15.1 Average refund $2,902 $3,263 12.4 Direct Deposit Refunds[2]: Number 53,152,000 55,561,000 4.5 Amount $157.276 Billion $185.428 Billion 17.9 Average refund $2,959 $3,337 12.8 [1] Total Refunds includes refunds for returns received in 2022. [2] Direct Deposit Refunds includes refunds for returns received in the prior year or the current year but processed in 2022 requesting a direct deposit.
