More than 61.5 million Americans have received their annual tax refunds from the IRS, with the average filer getting back about 4% more than they did last year.
As of Friday, March 28, the IRS has issued 61,577,000 refunds, 1.2% more than the number of refunds 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. See more tax filing season statistics.