TAXES 20-31, Kentucky City (Local) Income Tax Withholding

Published: December 30, 2020
Effective: Pay Period 26, 2020

Summary

The city income tax withholding for Covington and Florence, Kentucky, includes the following changes:

The following city tax rates for Covington and Florence, Kentucky, remain the same:

No action on the part of the employee or the personnel office is necessary.

Tax Formula

City Name

State/City Codes

City Tax Status

Bowling Green

21/0350

Duty Station/mandatory

Covington

21/0800

Duty Station/voluntary

Florence

21/1150

Duty Station/mandatory

Frankfort

21/1220

Duty Station/mandatory

Lexington-Fayette

21/1980

Duty Station/mandatory

Louisville

21/2090

Duty Station/mandatory

Owensboro

21/2490

Duty Station/mandatory

Richmond

21/2750

Duty Station/mandatory

Withholding Formula (Effective Pay Period 26, 2020)

  1. Multiply the gross biweekly wages by the number of pay dates in the tax year to obtain the annual wages.
  2. To determine the annual Kentucky city income tax withholding, multiply the gross annual wages by the appropriate city income tax percentage in the table below.

    City

    State/City Codes

    Resident Percentage

    Nonresident Percentage

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

    Bowling Green

    21/0350

    1.85

    1.85

    DS

    Covington

    21/0800

    2.451

    2.451

    DS

    Florence

    21/1150

    2.002

    2.002

    DS

    Frankfort

    21/1220

    1.95

    1.95

    DS, R

    Lexington-Fayette

    21/1980

    2.25

    2.25

    DS

    Louisville

    21/2090

    1.45

    1.45

    DS

    Owensboro

    21/2490

    1.78

    1.78

    DS

    Paducah (voluntary)

    21/2520

    2.00

    2.00

    N/A

    Richmond

    21/2750

    2.00

    2.00

    DS

    1 Maximum withholding wage base of $142,800 (maximum annual withholding of $3,498.60).

    2 Maximum withholding wage base of $142,800 (maximum annual withholding of $2,856.00).

    Note: City tax is mandatory unless otherwise indicated.

  3. Divide the annual Kentucky city income tax withholding calculated in step 2 by the number of pay dates in the tax year to obtain the biweekly Kentucky city income tax withholding.

Resources

To view the updated tax formula, go to the HR and Payroll Clients page from the MyNFC drop-down menu on the National Finance Center (NFC) Home page. Select the Publications tab and select U.S. Income Tax Formulas from the Publications menu to launch the tax map. Select the desired State from the map provided for the formula.

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