The Kentucky Department of Revenue will honor the recently announced IRS tax relief for taxpayers in parts of Kentucky affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides that started Memorial Day Weekend.
Affected individuals and businesses with a deadline on or after May 21, 2024, will have until Feb. 3, 2025, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period. There is no deadline extension for tax filings and payments that were due on April 15, 2024.
Kentucky honors federal extensions related to disaster relief for filing of income tax returns, including payment of tax due. Individuals and households affected by severe storms, tornadoes and flooding who reside or have a business in Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Clay, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Edmonson, Estill, Fulton, Garrard, Graves, Grayson, Green, Greenup, Harlan, Hart, Hickman, Hopkins, Jackson, Knox, Larue, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McCreary, McLean, Meade, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Owsley, Perry, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Whitley and Woodford counties qualify for this tax relief.
The Feb. 3, 2025, filing deadline also applies to individuals who filed a valid extension to file their individual returns by Oct. 15, 2024.
Taxpayers requiring additional information or assistance may contact the Department of Revenue at (502) 564-4581 for individual income tax or (502) 564-8139 for corporation income, limited liability entity and pass-through entity tax.
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