2023 Filing Season Statistics — Individual Income Tax Returns Cumulative statistics comparing April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023. Return/Refund Category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 91,260,000 90,111,000 -1.3 Total returns processed 89,267,000 89,656,000 0.4 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 87,869,000 87,126,000 -0.8 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 45,901,000 46,517,000 1.3 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 41,968,000 40,609,000 -3.2 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 478,849,000 395,430,000 -17.4 Total number of refunds 63,357,000 62,932,000 -0.7 Total amount refunded $204.405 Billion $183.130 Billion -10.4 Average refund amount $3,226 $2,910 -9.8 Total number of direct deposit refunds 60,606,000 60,867,000 0.4 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $200.235 Billion $180.748 Billion -9.7 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,304 $ 2,970 -10.1
