2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing April 9, 2021, and April 8, 2022. IRS Statement: The tax filing season continues to progress, with more than 70 million refunds issued worth over $222 billion already delivered as of April 8. (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 100,915,000 103,315,000 2.4 Total Returns Processed 91,152,000 99,785,000 9.5 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 95,562,000 99,290,000 3.9 Tax Professionals 49,947,000 53,018,000 6.1 Self-prepared 45,615,000 46,272,000 1.4 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,130,085,000 531,901,000 -52.9 Total Refunds[1]: Number 67,727,000 70,040,000 3.4 Amount $195.598 Billion $222.344 Billion 13.7 Average refund $2,888 $3,175 9.9 Direct Deposit Refunds[2]: Number 63,114,000 66,632,000 5.6 Amount $186.280 Billion $216.984 Billion 16.5 Average refund $2,951 $3,256 10.3 [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.
