Kentucky’s income tax filing deadline has been extended to May 17, giving individuals an extra month to get their tax records in order, state Department of Revenue officials announced. The decision follows the same extension the IRS recently ordered.
Gov. Andy Beshear directed revenue officials to push back Kentucky’s deadline.
“As Kentucky families and businesses continue to faithfully follow public health guidance to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus while many are also recovering from widespread natural disasters that have impacted the commonwealth over the last month, I am pleased to grant some extra time to prepare, file and pay state taxes,” Beshear said in a news release. “Families who are expecting a refund can be assured that our Department of Revenue staff are diligently working to swiftly process returns and get those dollars back to Kentuckians as quickly as possible.”
Individual taxpayers don’t need to file any forms with the state to qualify for the new deadline. It is automatically granted.
The extension does not apply to other tax filings, such as corporate income, limited liability entity, withholding taxes, and sales and use taxes. Those are still due by April 15.
Additional information is available on the Department of Revenue’s website.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
