average refunds are down by double digits.
by beth bellor
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more people have gotten tax refunds in 2023, but fewer dollars have gone out. this is as the irs kicks back refunds nearly as fast as it receives returns.
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as of march 10, the latest data available, the irs had received 63.4 million individual income tax returns, down 0.1 percent from the same period in 2022. it had processed 63.2 million returns, up 2 percent, for an impressive 99.6 percent completion rate.
e-filing
electronic filings totaled 61.7 million, up 0.2 percent. tax professionals submitted 30.2 million, up 3.1 percent, and self-preparers handled 31.5 million, down 2.5 percent.
the split is nearly even, with pros doing 49 percent of the e-filing.
website visits
visits to irs.gov at 318.6 million are down 20.3 percent.
refunds
a total of 49.2 million refunds have been issued, up 8.5 percent, in total $146.2 billion, down 3.8 percent. the average refund of $2,972 is down 11 percent.
a total of 45.8 direct deposit refunds have been issued, up 4.1 percent, in total $140.7 billion, down 6.3 percent. the average direct deposit refund of $3,074 is down 10 percent.