The Revenue Service continues to make progress on reducing the backlog of tax returns. To keep customers updated on how many have been assessed, the below statistics are published quarterly.
| 2019 Returns | ||||
| As at Sep '22 | As at Feb '23 | As at Apr '23 | As at Aug '23 | |
| Personal | 84% | 88% | 89% | 91% |
| Employed/pensioners | 83% | 87% | 88% | 90% |
| Self-employed, non-residents, complex cases | 94% | 96% | 96% | 97% |
| Companies | 76% | 87% | 88% | 94% |
| 2020 Returns | ||||
| As at Sep '22 | As at Feb '22 | As at Apr '23 | As at Aug '23 | |
| Personal | 37% | 58% | 62% | 70% |
| Employed/pensioners | 33% | 55% | 59% | 67% |
| Self-employed, non-residents, complex cases | 66% | 83% | 85% | 89% |
| Companies | 32% | 73% | 77% | 93% |
| 2021 Returns | ||
| As at Apr '23 | As at Aug '23 | |
| Personal | 41% | 51% |
| Employed/pensioners | 41% | 51% |
| Self-employed, non-residents, complex cases | 37% | 50% |
| Companies | 23% | 83% |
