2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing April 30, 2021 and April 29, 2022 IRS Statement: As the filing season wraps up, the IRS has delivered more than 92.5 million refunds worth $279 billion as of April 29. The average refund is $3019. (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 121,168,000 141,272,000 16.6 Total Returns Processed 110,257,000 136,484,000 23.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 113,617,000 134,646,000 18.5 Tax Professionals 61,282,000 71,395,000 16.5 Self-prepared 52,335,000 63,251,000 20.9 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,256,364,000 630,458,000 -49.8 Total Refunds[1]: Number 81,485,000 92,523,000 13.5 Amount $233.491 Billion $279.283 Billion 19.6 Average refund $2,865 $3,019 5.3 Direct Deposit Refunds[2]: Number 74,965,000 87,233,000 16.4 Amount $219.962 Billion $270.624 Billion 23.0 Average refund $2,934 $3,102 5.7 [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.
