in sheer numbers, they fared the same as last year.
by beth bellor
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the april 18 deadline for individual income tax returns came and went, leaving a scattering of negative figures in its wake. the largest ones had dollar signs attached: average refunds down nearly 9 percent, total refunds down 11 percent.
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the internal revenue service received 137.1 million returns, down 1.3 percent from 2022, according to data released for the week ending april 21. it processed 134.7 million returns, up 0.7 percent – the only positive in our report.
e-filings
electronic filings totaled 132 million, down 1.1 percent. tax professionals submitted 70.5 million, statistically flat and only 17,000 fewer than last year. self-preparers at 61.5 million were down 2.2 percent.
the pros closed the season with 53.4 percent of the market share.
website visits
visits to irs.gov at 488.1 million were down 19.9 percent.
refunds
total refunds numbered 86 million, down 3.1 percent, in the total amount of $236.6 billion, down 11.4 percent. average refunds were $2,753, down 8.6 percent.
total direct deposit refunds numbered 81.8 million, down 2.5 percent, in the total amount of $231.3 billion, down 11 percent. the average direct deposit refund of $2,827 was down 8.8 percent.