Kentucky State Tax Refund Status

You can check the status of your Kentucky State tax refund online at the Kentucky Department of Revenue website.

To check your status, make sure you have the following ready:

Primary Social Security Number (SSN)
The Exact Refund Amount expected

You can also check the status of your Kentucky State tax refund by Calling, (502) 564-4581.

Income tax refunds for Kentucky tax returns filed through the Federal/State Electronic Filing Program are expected to be issued within two to three weeks.

The following conditions may result in delays or changes to tax refund amounts for electronically filed returns:

The taxpayer owes delinquent Kentucky taxes.
The taxpayer owes a debt to another state agency or to the IRS.
The estimated tax payments claimed on the return do not match the estimated tax payments recorded on KRC's estimated tax file.
The refund amount is adjusted when the electronic return is processed.
Bad addresses.
Common problems are addresses containing a rural route. While the Cabinet recognizes that some rural routes still exist in Kentucky, most rural routes have been eliminated and assigned a street name with a house number. You should verify that the rural route is still a valid address before utilizing this address on the your return.
Another common problem is an address that contains both a post office box number and a street address. Post office equipment cannot determine which address to utilize. Only one address should be submitted.