Three days before the deadline, 22.1% of taxpayers, approximately 9.8 million people, have still not settled their accounts with the tax authorities. As of 5.56pm on Tuesday (26), the Revenue Agency has received 34,279,338 personal income tax returns for 2026 (reference year 2025).
This number represents 77.9% of the total returns expected this year. In 2026, the IRS expects to receive 44 million returns. Traditionally, the filing pace increases in the final weeks of the deadline.
According to the Revenue Agency, 60.6% of returns filed so far will be eligible for a refund, 21.7% will have to pay income tax, and 17.8% have neither taxes to pay nor to receive.
Most of the documents were filled out using the computer program (77.5%), but 15.7% of taxpayers used online filing, which saves the draft of the declaration on the Revenue Agency’s computers (the Revenue Agency’s cloud), and 6.8% submitted the declaration using the Meu Imposto de Renda app for smartphones and tablets.
59.5% of taxpayers who submitted documents to the Revenue Agency used the pre-filled return, which allows the taxpayer to download a preliminary version of the document and only needs to confirm or correct information. The simplified refund option represents 55.2% of submitted returns.
The deadline for filing the tax return began on March 23 and ends at 11:59 PM on Friday, May 29. The tax return application is available from March 19.
Anyone who fails to file their tax return by the deadline will be fined R$165.74 or 1% of the tax due, whichever is greater.
Individuals with taxable income exceeding R$35,584, as well as those with gross agricultural income exceeding R$177,920, are required to file the declaration. Individuals who earned up to two minimum monthly salaries in 2025 are exempt from filing the declaration, unless they meet other mandatory criteria.