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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 |