2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing October 29, 2021 and October 28, 2022 Individual Income Tax Returns: 2021 2022 % Change Total Returns Received 168,026,000 164,246,000 -2.2 Total Returns Processed 166,898,000 164,997,000* -1.1 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 151,824,000 151,448,000 -0.2 Tax Professionals 84,525,000 84,616,000 0.1 Self-prepared 67,299,000 66,832,000 -0.7 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,885,126,000 942,947,000 -50.0 Total Refunds: Number 128,572,000 108,622,000 -15.5 Amount $358.878 Billion $344.953 Billion -3.9 Average refund $2,791 $3,176 13.8 Direct Deposit Refunds: Number 112,591,000 99,636,000 -11.5 Amount $322.382 Billion $324.164 Billion 0.6 Average refund $2,863 $3,253 13.6 *Total Returns Processed includes returns received in the prior or current year and processed in CY2022.
