Kentucky Counties Income Tax Information Withholding

County Name

State/County Codes

County Tax Status

Boone

21/015

Duty Station/mandatory

Clay

21/051

Duty Station/voluntary

Jefferson

21/111

Duty Station/mandatory

Kenton

21/117

Duty Station/mandatory

Madison

21/151

Duty Station/mandatory

McCracken

21/145

Duty Station/mandatory

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TAXES 15-04, Kentucky Counties Income Tax Withholding

Withholding Formula Effective Pay Period 01, 2015

  1. Multiply the gross biweekly wages by 26 to obtain the annual wages.
  2. Apply the gross annual wages to the following guideline to determine the annual Kentucky county income tax withholding.

    Compute the County
    Income Tax Withholding For:

    By Multiplying the Gross
    Annual Wages By:

     

    State/County Codes

    Resident Percentage

    Nonresident Percentage

    County Tax Status (Duty Station = DS Residence = R)

    Boone

    21/015

    0.81

    0.81

    DS

    Clay (voluntary)

    21/051

    1.00

    1.00

    DS

    Jefferson

    21/111

    2.20

    1.45

    DS

    Kenton

    21/117

    0.70972

    0.70972

    DS

    Madison

    21/151

    1.00

    1.00

    DS

    McCracken

    21/145

    1.00

    1.00

    DS

    1 Maximum taxable wage base of $58,627 (maximum annual tax of $469.02) applies to the 0.8-percent occupational tax. Maximum taxable wage base of $16,666 (maximum annual tax of $25) applies to the 0.15-percent Senior Citizen and Mental Health Tax.

    2 Maximum taxable wage base of $118,500 (maximum annual tax of $280.00) applies to the 0.7097-percent occupational tax.The lower taxable wage base limit remains $25,000. The payroll tax rates remain 0.7097% on wages up to $25,000 and 0.1097% on wages greater than $25,000 and up to the OASDI wage maximum of $118,500.

  3. Divide the annual Kentucky city income tax withholding by 26 to obtain the biweekly Kentucky city income tax withholding.