2023 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns Cumulative statistics comparing March 11, 2022, and March 10, 2023 Return/Refund Category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 63,474,000 63,442,000 -0.1 Total returns processed 61,962,000 63,191,000 2.0 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 61,605,000 61,713,000 0.2 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 29,303,000 30,215,000 3.1 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 32,302,000 31,498,000 -2.5 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 399,448,000 318,555,000 -20.3 Total number of refunds 45,319,000 49,174,000 8.5 Total amount refunded $151.928 Billion $146.166 Billion -3.8 Average refund amount $3,352 $2,972 -11.0 Total number of direct deposit refunds 43,951,000 45,757,000 4.1 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $150.167 Billion $140.646 Billion -6.3 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,417 $3,074 -10.0