2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing May 14, 2021 and May 13, 2022. IRS Statement: As the filing season wraps up, the IRS has delivered more than 95 million refunds worth $290 billion as of May 13. The average refund is $3,033. (Note: The filing deadline in 2022 is April 18, 2022; on March 29, 2021, the IRS announced that the filing deadline was extended to May 17,2021. The 2021 Filing Season began February 12, 2021; the 2022 Filing Season began January 24, 2022.) Individual Income Tax Returns: 2021 2022 % Change Total Returns Received 136,309,000 144,341,000 5.9 Total Returns Processed 124,599,000 139,460,000 11.9 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 127,658,000 136,430,000 6.9 Tax Professionals 69,718,000 72,774,000 4.4 Self-prepared 57,940,000 63,656,000 9.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,333,514,000 664,529,000 -50.2 Total Refunds [1]: Number 88,890,000 95,539,000 7.5 Amount $253.832 Billion $289.731 Billion 14.1 Average refund $2,856 $3,033 6.2 Direct Deposit Refunds [2]: Number 81,249,000 89,867,000 10.6 Amount $237.719 Billion $279.973 Billion 17.8 Average refund $2,926 $3,115 6.5 [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.
