2025 Kentucky Income Tax Filing Deadlines for 2024 Returns

Kentucky State Income Taxes for the 2024 tax year can be prepared and e-filed, along with your IRS or Federal Income Tax Return. You can also find out how to prepare and e-file just a Kentucky state return. Check the deadlines for IRS or Federal Tax Returns.

Tax Deadlines and the Kentucky Tax Day

The majority of deadlines listed here are for the 2024 tax year and are due in 2025; some apply to upcoming years and some are IRS or federal deadlines. After Oct. 15 you can no longer e-file tax returns or current year tax amendments. They will have to be filed via paper tax forms.

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April 15, 2025

Income Tax Return

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April 15, 2025

Income Tax Extension

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October 15, 2025

Income Tax Return after the April 15 Kentucky Tax Extension

Last day to e-File a 2024 Kentucky State Income Tax Return for Tax Extension Filers and late eFilers. You can only e-File (to file by paper see below) Kentucky Income Tax Return together with an IRS Tax Return - eFileIT

October 15, 2025 via mail-in Forms.
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Income Tax Return after the April 15 Kentucky Tax Extension

Deadline for taxpayers who got a KY Tax Extension to file their Kentucky Income Tax Return by mail-in Forms - the Forms incl. mailing addresses are listed here - is October 15. (Optionally, the eFileIT deadline is Oct. 15). Instructions on how to only - without the IRS return - prepare and file a Kentucky State Income Tax Return on eFile.com.

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Other State Tax Return, Extension, Amendment Deadlines

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April 15, 2026

2022 Kentucky Income Tax Return Refund

The last day to file - you will not face late filing penalties - and claim your 2022 Kentucky Income Tax Return Refund. This deadline does not apply if you owe 2022 Income Taxes. See details on unclaimed refunds.

April 15, 2027

2023 Kentucky Income Tax Return Refund

The last day to file - you will not face late filing penalties - and claim your 2023 Kentucky Income Tax Return Refund. This deadline does not apply if you owe 2023 Income Taxes. See details on unclaimed refunds.

April 15, 2028

2024 Kentucky Income Tax Return Refund

The last day to file - you will not face late filing penalties - and claim your 2024 Kentucky Income Tax Return Refund. This deadline does not apply if you owe 2024 Income Taxes. See details on unclaimed refunds.

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