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As tax season wrapped up, the question remained: Are filers meeting their deadlines?
According to data from the Internal Revenue Service, filing season was mostly on track with 2024 as it entered its final stages. The number of returns filed as of April 4, 2025 (the latest figures available), was down from last year by only 0.4%, with 101,422,000 returns received so far. The IRS had already processed 100,324,000 of these returns, up 0.2% from this time last year.
This year, there are more refunds compared to the same time period in 2024. The total number of refunds is up 1.4%, with 67,745,000 refunds as of April 4. The total amount refunded is up 5% this year, at $211.080 billion, with the average refund amount also increasing 3.5%, to $3,116.
Scroll through to see the cumulative statistics for the filing season through the week ending April 4, 2025.
Total e-filing returns received (may not equal subtotals due to rounding)
98,421,000
98,184,000
-0.2
E-filing returns received from tax professionals
53,157,000
53,392,000
0.4
E-filing returns received from self-prepared
45,264,000
44,792,000
-1
Web usage, IRS.gov visits
497,397,000
275,948,000
NA*
Total number of refunds
66,799,000
67,745,000
1.4
Total amount refunded
$201.117 billion
$211.080 billion
5
Average refund amount
$3,011
$3,116
3.5
Total number of direct deposit refunds
63,445,000
64,733,000
2
Total amount refunded with direct deposit
$195.901 billion
$206.255 billion
5.3
Average direct deposit refund amount
$3,088
$3,186
3.2
*Changes were made from 2024 to 2025 in the analytics methodology used to evaluate the number of visits to IRS.gov. Previously a session-based approach was used. In 2025, an event-based model is being used. As a result, comparison of data sets from year to year should not be made.
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