More than 61.5 million Americans have received their annual tax refunds from the IRS, with the average filers getting back about 4% more than they did last year.
Through March 28—the latest date currently available—the IRS has issued 61,577,000 refunds, 1.2% more than the 60,858,000 that had been issued by March 29 of last year.
In total, the agency has issued nearly $195.2 billion in refunds, up 5.1% from the $185.6 billion issued around that time in 2024.
The average refund amount through March 28 was $3,170, 3.9% higher than the average refund of $3,050 at that time last year.
The IRS received 89,550,000 tax returns as of the end of March, down -0.8 from 90,315,000 as of the end of March 2024.
Here are the latest tax filing season statistics from the IRS:
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