2023 US Tax Tracker #3: IRS Issues $199 Billion in Refunds, Average Refund Declines by 9%

What's Inside

Each year, the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) reports tax return filings and refunds on a weekly basis. This year, the filing deadline is on April 18. Continuing our US Tax Tracker series, we look at what has happened in the 2023 tax-filing season so far, as of April 7, 2023.

Data in this report include:

• Number of returns filed and processed, and total and average refunds returned to date
• Total annual refunds disbursed, 2015–2023YTD

Other relevant research:

• Our wrap-up report on the 2022 filing season