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The average tax refund is 10.6% higher so far this season, compared to roughly the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data.
As of Feb. 27, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,742, up from $3,382 about one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday. The average is down from the $3,804 reported last week.
Typically, the average refund spikes around mid-February, once data includes payments claiming the earned income tax credit or the refundable part of the child tax credit, known as the additional child tax credit or ACTC, according to a Bipartisan Policy Center analysis. After the February peak, the average generally declines gradually through Tax Day.
The latest filing data reflects roughly 51.5 million individual returns received, out of about 164 million expected through the April 15 deadline.
