Kentucky’s license tax revenue up 2% in Q4 compared to same quarter of previous year

Thomas B. Miller Commissioner of Revenue at Kentucky Department of Revenue
Thomas B. Miller Commissioner of Revenue at Kentucky Department of Revenue
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Kentucky collected $103 million in license taxes during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

This represents a 2% increase over the same quarter the previous year, when license tax revenue was $101 million.

In addition to detailed tax revenue data from each state, the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue includes an estimate of state and local government tax revenue at a national level.

The Census Bureau cautions that it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by state governments.

Overall, Kentucky collected $4.3 billion in combined tax revenues in Q4.

Q4 Kentucky Tax Collections
Type of TaxAmount (millions)
Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes$2,041
Income Taxes$1,658
Property Taxes$455
License Taxes$103
Other Taxes$48
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau. The source data can be found here.



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