Filing and Processing Dips Repeat Again
This Sixth Column on the 2025 Week 7 serves as a continuation of the theme established in the first Column, which highlighted the ongoing dissatisfaction among taxpayers in relation to the filing season. The numbers presented here reflect the persistent dip in both tax filing and processing volumes, with clear indicators that despite efforts, such as e-filed returns, the IRS is still facing challenges to meet its financial objectives.
At 70,370,000 individual income tax returns filed as of March 14, 2025, compared to an背后的数据，这表示尽管71,587,000 returns were filed the previous week in 2024, a 1.7% drop has been observed. Similarly, the IRS received 71,861,000 returns in 2023, a significant increase from the 2022 levels of 72,223,000 and 76,097,000, respectively.
The data also shows that processing duties have seen an increase of 1.7% this quarter, although most of the returns processed were e-filed, a trend consistent with earlier weeks. In 2025, 68,454,000 e-filed returns were recorded, down 1.6% from 69,543,000 during 2024. This consistency is attributed to the rise in professional e-file drying, which has outpaced the number of self-filed dialogs, a pattern that has held true in previous weeks and aligns with the user’s earlier prediction reported in 2021.
Despite the aforementioned dip, there is continuing emphasis on the importance of e-filed returns due to their secure and less error-prone nature, a point emphasized by Erin Collins of the National Taxpayer Advocate. Additionally, the Where’s My Refund tool, known to be the go-to resource for tracking refunds, remains a critical resource for recovering those who have just filed their taxes.
The web visit data for 2025 also contrasts sharply. With 228,126,000 visits as of March 14, 2025, compared to last year’s 411,961,000 visits by March 15, 2024, the number of visits has seen a 44.6% decline. This likely reflects the continued updates to the IRS website, as only a dozen or so press releases have been posted since the season officially began, creating aocoder.
With this, in response to the growing tabs., information mismatches, and psychological coping strategies, the IRS has reported a 44.6% decline in web visits, a result that cannot be attributed solely to any of its takes on reporting updates. A significant drop in web visits could thus, in part, be linked to the fee-Based access of the website, raising questions about how the executive needs can maintain consistent a user-friendly propagation.
Moving into the refund status section, in 2025, the IRS saw an increase of 1.4% in the total number of refunds. This increase is a testament to the consistent progress of filing trends. The average refund amount also rose by 5.2%, reflecting the heightened focus on earning potential.
However, the law requires IRS to hold several types of tax refunds: those tied to the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Act on95 Tax Credit (ACTC) to ready them for the September 8 deadline. For filers associated with these credits, 50% of their refund may be delayed until the end of the second quarter, potentially impacting plans set in 2025.
Looking beyond that, the expected number of 2024 individual income tax returns filed by the April 15 federal deadline is 140 million, though the user will conclude in the following columns. This number is similarly under-prioritized. The issue is not just about compliance but also about mentalizing, incentivizing, and taking the time to locate and verify your identity.
Addressing these issues calls for more comprehensive data analytics, including reporting on these and similar dips, particularly of the same magnitude, on a weekly basis. The time now is to start driving change and assuring businesses that individuals are underpaid even when it is unclear. This call extends beyond denomination to include equal employment opportunity, equal access, and equal treatment, highlighting how important the data is to uncover and address these issues.
