Number exceeds that recorded in 2025; The use of the pre-filled declaration increased and approached 60% of total submissions
The Federal Revenue received 44,498,717 declarations until the deadline, at 11:59 pm on May 29, 2026. The volume is the largest ever recorded by the Tax Authorities and exceeds the total delivered in 2025, when around 43.5 million taxpayers sent the document.
Of the total declarations received, 56.1% resulted in a refund, while 23% indicated tax to be paid. Another 21% have no amounts to refund or collect.
IR 2026 data
The data was released by the Federal Revenue this Monday (June 1, 2026). According to the agency, the pre-filled declaration was used in almost 60% of submissions, increasing the tool’s participation in relation to previous years.
The special secretary of the Federal Revenue, Robinson Barreirinhas, stated that the 1st batch, credited on May 29, totaled R$16 billion, the highest amount ever paid in a single batch.
The Federal Revenue also stated that the advancement of the pre-filled modality is part of the strategy to simplify the tax system for individuals. The goal is to gradually expand the amount of information already available for taxpayers to check.
The tax authorities also reported that most of the declarations were sent through the computer program, followed by the e-CAC portal and the application for mobile devices.
Pre-filled gains space
The growth in the use of pre-filled declarations is highlighted by the Tax Authorities as one of the main changes in taxpayer behavior in recent years. The modality brings together information already available in the tax administration databases, such as income, financial investments, medical expenses and asset data reported by companies and financial institutions.
The expansion of the tool has also been used by the government to reduce filling errors, speed up the processing of declarations and reduce the number of taxpayers retained in the tax network.
The closing of the delivery period coincided with the payment of the 1st batch of refunds for 2026, considered by the Federal Revenue Service to be the largest ever made. R$16 billion were released to approximately 9 million taxpayers.
Anyone who misses the deadline is subject to a minimum fine of R$165.74, which can reach 20% of the tax due. The declaration can still be sent after the end of the regular calendar, subject to the penalties provided for in the legislation.
