2022 filing season statistics Cumulative statistics comparing April 23, 2021 and April 22, 2022 IRS statement: As the filing season begins to wrap up, the IRS has delivered more than 88 million refunds worth $267 billion as of April 22. (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 116,139,000 138,942,000 19.6 Total returns received 105,330,000 133,773,000 27.0 E-filing receipts: Total (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 109,381,000 133,410,000 22.0 Tax professionals 58,506,000 70,509,000 20.5 Self-prepared 50,875,000 62,900,000 23.6 Web usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,217,624,000 609,075,000 -50.0 Total refunds[1]: Number 77,652,000 88,667,000 14.6 Amount $222.867 Billion $267.022 Billion 19.8 Average refund $2,870 $3,012 4.9 Direct deposit refunds[2]: Number 71,741,000 83,891,000 16.9 Amount $210.666 Billion $259.973 Billion 23.4 Average refund $2,936 $3,099 5.5 [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.
