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

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The following information is posted for our taxpayers and tax professionals.

Approval Lists

TY2024 Approved Tax Software List (12/16/24)

TY2024 2D Barcode Vendor Tracking & Approved 2D Software List (12/16/24)

TY2024 Vendor Forms Tracking and Approval Sheet (12/16/24)

TY2023 Substitute Forms Approval List (02/29/24)

TY2023 2D Barcode Vendor Tracking & Approved 2D Software List (01/31/24)

TY2023 Approved Tax Software List (07/17/24)

TY2022 Approved Tax Software List (08/15/23)

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)

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

2025 Kentucky's Withholding Certificate 42A804 (K-4) (2024)(11-2024).pdf (10/28/24)

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

2025 Withholding Tax Tables - Computer Formula 42A003(T)(12-24)(2024).pdf (10/28/24)

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 2025, Kentucky implemented a flat 4.0% 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.

Helpful Links

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Statuses

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