The last three seasons have been unusual because of the pandemic’s impact on number of returns and deadlines, but one trend has held since the beginning of the 2023 season—the number of efiles from tax professionals rose while DIY efiles dropped.

Overall, t­here were 63,442,000 returns submitted for the season to date, compared to 63,474,000 in last year’s corresponding period.

Efiles rose 2 percent to 61,713,000 from 61,605,000 with 30,215,000 efiles submitted by pros up 3.1 percent from 29,303,000 a year ago. Self-submitted efiles continue to lag the 2022 season with the 31,498,000 down 2.1 percent from 32,302,000.