The IRS started accepting 2024 tax returns on Jan. 27, and the agency posted the first statistics from tax season 2025 last Friday, Feb. 7. This year's numbers show that the agency has already processed more than 11 million returns and issued more than 3.

Tax season is in full swing, and the IRS anticipates that 140 million individuals will file returns by April 15. Here's the IRS tax refund schedule for 2025 and other information that will help you with your return.

And the potential loss of expertise in information technology and cybersecurity could put both agency efficiency and taxpayer information at risk.

The agency is exempting employees involved in the tax-filing process from the administration’s deferred resignation program until May 15.

Tax refunds are coming in bigger this year, and you may have to thank inflation for the boost. The IRS reported that the average refund amount was $2,069 based on 11.7 million tax returns processed through Jan.