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​​​​​​ ​​Approvals, FAQs, FSTC-Income Gap Table, KY Pub 1345, Package K​

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Approval Lists

  TY2023 Substitute Forms Approval List (2/29/24)

  TY2023 2D Barcode Vendor Tracking & Approved 2D Software List (1/31/24)

  TY2023 Approved Tax Software List (3/07/24)​​​

  TY2022 Approved Tax Software List (8/15/23)

  ​TY2022 2D Barcode Vendor Tracking & Approved 2D Software List.pdf  (1/24/23)

​   TY2022 Vendor Forms Tracking and Approval Sheet (2/7/23)​

   TY2021 2D Barcode Vendor Tracking & Approved 2D Software List

   TY2021 Approved Tax Software List  (07/05/22)​

   TY2021 Vendor Forms Tracking and Approval Sheet  (02/11/22)

   TY2020 Approved 2D Barcode Software List.pdf  (01/28/21)

   TY2020 Substitute Forms Approval List.pdf  (02/23/21)

   TY2020 Approved Tax Software List.pdf  (03/3/21)


​Tax years 2020, 2021, and 2022 individual, business, and fiduciary income tax returns may be e-filed in processing year 2023​​. 


Family Size Tax Table/Income Gap Credit

   TY2023 Family Size Tax Table- Income Gap Credit

   TY2022 Family Size Tax Table - Income Gap Credit

   TY2021 Family Size Tax Table - Income Gap Credit

   TY2020 Family Size Tax Table - Income Gap Credit


FAQs

   KY-TAM-19-01 Deductibility of IRC Section 67(e) Fiduciary Expenses TAM FINAL 3-28-19.pdf

   Kentucky and Federal Tax Reform FAQ


KY Publication 1345-Handbook for Electronic Filing

    TY2023 KY Publication 1345-Handbook for Electronic Filing​ (08/02/23)

    TY2022 KY Publication 1345-Handbook for Elextronic Filing  (11/03/22)

    TY2021 KY Publication 1345-Handbook for Electronic Filing  (12/​08/21)

    TY2020 KY Publication 1345-Handbook for Electronic Filing  (01/28/21)



Forms

   2024 Kentucky's Withholding Certificate 42A804 (K-4) (2023)(11-2022).pdf  (10/17/23)

   2023 Kentucky's Withholding Certificate 42A804 (K-4) (2023)(11-2022).pdf  (9/27/22)

   ​2022 Kentucky's Withholding Certificate 42A804 (K-4) (2022)(11-21).pdf  (2/14/22)

   2021 Kentucky's Withholding Certificate 42A804 (K-4) (2021)(10-15-20 DRAFT).pdf  (10/19/20)


Tax Table

   2024 Withholding Tax Tables - Computer Formula 42A003(T)(12-22)(2023).pdf​  (10/17/23)​

   2023 Withholding Tax Tables - Computer Formula 42A003(T)(12-22)(2023).pdf  (9/27/22)​

   2022 Withholding Tax Tables - Computer Formula 42A003(T)(12-21)(2022).pdf  (2/14/22)

   2021 Withholding Tax Tables - Computer Formula 42A003(T)(12-20)(10-15-20 DRAFT).pdf  (10/19/20)

   2020 Kentucky Withholding Tax Formula_(2020 42A003(TCF)(12-2019))  (10/31/​19)

For 2023, Kentucky implemented a flat 4.5% tax rate for individual/fiduciary income tax returns. The tax rate for years 2018 through 2022 is a flat 5%​​.  Tax tables for tax years prior to 2018 can be found by searching ​the Forms Page.

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