Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

KRS 132.0225

Deadline for establishing final tax rate -- Exemption -- Procedure if increased revenue is greater than four percent

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Light v. City of Louisville (2008)

Most recently applied in Light v. City of Louisville (March 2008)

Effective: March 24, 2023 History: Amended 2023 Ky

(1) (a) A taxing district that does not elect to attempt to set a rate that will produce more than four percent (4%) in additional revenue, exclusive of revenue from new property as defined in KRS 132.010, over the amount of revenue produced by the compensating tax rate as defined in KRS 132.010 shall establish a final tax rate within forty-five (45) days of the department's certification of the county's property tax roll.

(b) For boards of education, the forty-five (45) days shall begin from the date of the department's certification to the chief state school officer as required by KRS 160.470(4).

(c) A city that does not elect to have city ad valorem taxes collected by the sheriff as provided in KRS 91A.070(1) shall be exempt from the forty-five (45) day deadline.

(d) Any nonexempt taxing district that fails to meet the forty-five (45) day deadline shall be required to use the compensating tax rate for that year's property tax bills.

(2) A taxing district that elects to attempt to set a rate that will produce more than four percent (4%) in additional revenue, exclusive of revenue from new property as defined in KRS 132.010, over the amount of revenue produced by the compensating tax rate as defined in KRS 132.010 shall follow the provisions of KRS 132.017.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.