2023 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns Cumulative statistics comparing April 22, 2022, and April 21, 2023. Return/Refund Category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 138,942,000 137,144,000 -1.3 Total returns processed 133,773,000 134,649,000 0.7 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 133,410,000 132,009,000 -1.1 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 70,509,000 70,492,000 0.0 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 62,900,000 61,517,000 -2.2 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 609,075,000 488,119,000 -19.9 Total number of refunds 88,667,000 85,935,000 -3.1 Total amount refunded $267.022 Billion $236.615 Billion -11.4 Average refund amount $3,012 $2,753 -8.6 Total number of direct deposit refunds 83,891,000 81,799,000 -2.5 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $259.973 Billion $231.275 Billion -11.0 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,099 $2,827 -8.8
