2024 Filing season statistics — Individual income tax returns Cumulative statistics comparing March 3, 2023, and March 1, 2024 Please note: Because the 2023 filing season began on Jan. 23, the IRS had been receiving returns for 40 days by Feb. 23, 2023; compared to only 33 days for the 2024 filing season, which opened on Jan. 29. Considering the loss of 7 days in this comparison, filing season statistics below continue to show a strong start to Filing Season 2024, with all systems running well. Return/Refund Category 2023 2024 % Change Total returns received 54,948,000 54,030,000 -1.7 Total returns processed 54,341,000 53,231,000 -2.0 Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding) 53,598,000 52,795,000 -1.5 E-filing returns received from tax professionals 25,210,000 24,516,000 -2.8 E-filing returns received from self-prepared 28,387,000 28,279,000 -0.4 Web usage, IRS.gov visits 289,829,000 337,328,000 16.4 Total number of refunds 42,040,000 36,288,000 -13.7 Total amount refunded $127.310 billion $115.465 billion -9.3 Average refund amount $3,028 $3,182 5.1 Total number of direct deposit refunds 39,907,000 35,369,000 -11.4 Total amount refunded with direct deposit $124.305 billion $114.740 billion -7.7 Average direct deposit refund amount $3,115 $3,244 4.1
