McCreary County, KY Payroll Tax Registration

If you are an employer in McCreary County, Kentucky, it is important to be aware of the local payroll tax requirements for businesses operating in the city. These requirements may include registering your business with the city and withholding a certain percentage of your employees' wages for local taxes.

How to Register for Payroll Tax in McCreary County

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Employers must register with the McCreary County Division of Occupational Tax to withhold occupational taxes from the qualifying wages of employees working within the county, even if they are remote.

1. Complete an Occupational Tax Application
   

   Download and complete a “McCreary-County-Occupational-Tax-Application.”

2. File Your Occupational Tax Application
   

   File your completed Occupational Tax Application with the McCreary County Division of Occupational Tax by email.

3. Complete a Business License Application
   

   Download and complete the “MCCREARY-COUNTY-BUSINESS-PERMIT-APPLICATION-FORM-MCBP” form.

4. File Your Business License Application
   

   File your completed Business Permit Application by mail with checks made payable to “McCreary County Business Permit.”

Documents and Resources

• Occupational Tax Forms - McCreary County Division of Occupational Tax
• Administrative Code - McCreary County

McCreary County, KY Payroll Registration Agencies

• McCreary County Division of Occupational Tax

Register for payroll taxes with the state of Kentucky

• Kentucky Payroll Tax Registration