2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing March 19, 2021, and March 18, 2022. IRS Statement: The tax filing season is progressing strongly, with almost 52 million refunds issued worth more than $171 billion already delivered as of March 18. (Note: the 2021 Filing Season began February 12, 2021; the 2022 Filing Season began January 24, 2022. The filing deadline in 2022 is April 18, 2022; the filing deadline in 2021 was May 17,2021.) Individual Income Tax Returns: 2021 2022 % Change Total Returns Received 76,097,000 72,223,000 -5.1 Total Returns Processed 67,704,000 70,305,000 3.8 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 72,730,000 69,852,000 -4.0 Tax Professionals 34,566,000 34,395,000 -0.5 Self-prepared 38,164,000 35,457,000 -7.1 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 879,042,000 435,510,000 -50.5 Total Refunds[1]: Number 49,722,000 51,775,000 4.1 Amount $145.630 Billion $171.137 Billion 17.5 Average refund $2,929 $3,305 12.9 Direct Deposit Refunds[2]: Number 47,093,000 49,960,000 6.1 Amount $140.429 Billion $168.558 Billion 20.0 Average refund $2,982 $3,374 13.1 [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.
