Hoosiers To Get Taxpayer Refund After State Closes Books With Huge Surplus Unable to load the audio player. playpausemuteunmute Article origination IPBS-RJC Office of Management and Budget Director Cris Johnston (center) discusses the end of Indiana's 2021 fiscal year, along with State Auditor Tera Klutz (left) and State Budget Director Zac Jackson (right). Brandon Smith/IPB News Hoosiers will get a state tax refund when they file their taxes next year. That’s because the state finished the year with budget reserves of $3.9 billion, triggering Indiana’s automatic taxpayer refund. The automatic taxpayer refund was created a decade ago and only used once, in 2012, sending a $111 credit to Hoosier taxpayers.