INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana’s Automatic Taxpayer Refund payments are well underway.

According to the Indiana Department of Revenue, about half of the state’s 4.3 million eligible taxpayers have received their money so far.

The state is returning $545 million to Hoosiers after ending its fiscal year with a surplus. Under state law, the excess money turns into a refundable tax credit.

Individual taxpayers are due $125, with married couples who filed jointly getting a $250 payment.

The state plans to have all payments, whether direct deposit or check, distributed by September. Taxpayers who are still waiting for their money should wait until September 1st before contacting the Department of Revenue about the status of their payment.