2023 filing season statistics — Individual income tax returns Cumulative statistics comparing April 29, 2022, and April 28, 2023. Return/Refund category 2022 2023 % Change Total returns received 141,272,000 139,375,000 -1.3 Total returns processed 136,484,000 136,909,000 0.3 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 134,646,000 133,229,000 -1.1 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 71,395,000 71,347,000 -0.1 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 63,251,000 61,883,000 -2.2 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 630,458,000 507,207,000 -19.5 Total number of refunds 92,523,000 91,800,000 -0.8 Total amount refunded $279.283 Billion $254.960 Billion -8.7 Average refund amount $3,019 $2,777 -8.0 Total number of direct deposit refunds 87,233,000 86,773,000 -0.5 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $270.624 $247.208 Billion -8.7 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,102 Billion $2,849 -8.2