2022 FILING SEASON STATISTICS Cumulative statistics comparing April 2, 2021, and April 1, 2022. IRS Statement: The tax filing season continues to progress, with more than 63 million refunds issued worth over $204 billion already delivered as of April 1. (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 93,202,000 91,260,000 -2.1 Total Returns Processed 83,712,000 89,267,000 6.6 E-filing Receipts: TOTAL (may not equal subtotals due to rounding.) 88,285,000 87,869,000 -0.5 Tax Professionals 44,992,000 45,901,000 2.0 Self-prepared 43,293,000 41,968,000 -3.1 Web Usage: Visits to IRS.gov 1,070,694,000 478,849,000 -55.3 Total Refunds[1]: Number 62,305,000 63,357,000 1.7 Amount $180.254 Billion $204.405 Billion 13.4 Average refund $2,893 $3,226 11.5 Direct Deposit Refunds[2]: Number 58,325,000 60,606,000 3.9 Amount $172.272 Billion $200.235 Billion 16.2 Average refund $2,954 $3,304 11.9 [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.
