More than 1.5 million automatic taxpayer refund checks have been printed and mailed, state Auditor Tera Klutz announced Thursday morning.

“We successfully completed printing on Sept. 21 and sent the last batch of automatic taxpayer refund checks to the postal service on Sept. 22,” she said in a news release. “Most Hoosiers who filed a 2020 tax return in 2021 should have received their automatic taxpayer refund via direct deposit or mailed check by now.”

She said while most eligible recipients have received their refunds, the state is aware many need further assistance to claim it.

“Due to the checks being issued from the 2020 Indiana tax return, some recipients have passed away or moved, and we are working to get those checks reissued to the proper name and address,” she said.

Do you need a refund check reissued?

If an individual received a payment who has since passed away, the living spouse or executor needs to file a Distributee’s Affidavit for Disposition of Estates SF# 49377 with the state auditor and include a copy of the death certificate.

If an individual received a check that could not be deposited due to blurriness or printer error, the recipient needs to file an Affidavit for Lost or Not Received Warrant SF#42850 with the state auditor.

Completed and notarized forms can be mailed to the Indiana Auditor of State, 200 W. Washington St., Room 240, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Contact the auditor’s office at [email protected] with any questions regarding this process.

Do you need a refund check split?

Hoosiers who received a joint check of $650 made out to both spouses who filed their 2020 individual income taxes jointly but who have since divorced and need the check separated and reissued should mail the original check along with a written request to divide the refund to the Indiana Department of Revenue, Attn: Non-Responsible Spouse, P.O. Box 7202, Indianapolis, IN 46207.

If you qualified for the automatic taxpayer refund but still have not received a direct deposit or mailed check, contact the Indiana Department of Revenue directly after Nov. 1 to allow time for returned mail to process.

For information, visit the Automatic Taxpayer Refund page on the AOS website, in.gov/auditor.