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The average tax refund is 10.6% higher so far this season, compared to about the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data.
As of Mar. 6, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,676, up from $3,324 about one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday. The average is down from the $3,742 reported last week.
The latest filing data reflects roughly 60.7 million individual returns received, out of about 164 million expected through the April 15 deadline.
Typically, the average refund peaks around mid-February, when data begins to include 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 that February spike, the average generally drops gradually through Tax Day.
