2023 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns Cumulative statistics comparing March 4, 2022, and March 3, 2023. Return/Refund Category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 54,741,000 54,948,000 0.4 Total returns processed 53,053,000 54,341,000 2.4 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 53,216,000 53,598,000 0.7 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 24,201,000 25,210,000 4.2 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 29,015,000 28,387,000 -2.2 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 357,372,000 289,829,000 -18.9 Total number of refunds 37,999,000 42,040,000 10.6 Total amount refunded $129.228 Billion $127.310 Billion -1.5 Average refund amount $3,401 $3,028 -11.0 Total number of direct deposit refunds 37,049,000 39,907,000 7.7 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $128.248 Billion $124.305 Billion -3.1 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,462 $3,115 -10.0