(1) For any taxpayer who meets the requirements of KRS § 131.420:
(a) 1. For taxes which are owed as a result of the nonreporting or underreporting of tax liabilities or the nonpayment of any account receivable owed by an eligible taxpayer, the Commonwealth shall waive criminal prosecution and all civil penalties and fees which may be assessed under any KRS chapter subject to the administrative jurisdiction of the department for the taxable years or periods for which tax amnesty is requested.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 131.410

  • Department: means the Department of Revenue. See Kentucky Statutes 131.010
  • Federal: refers to the United States. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Taxpayer: means any person required or permitted by law or administrative regulation to perform any act subject to the administrative jurisdiction of the department including the following:
    (a) File a report, return, statement, certification, claim, estimate, declaration, form, or other document. See Kentucky Statutes 131.010

2. For the amnesty period described in KRS § 131.400(3), the
Commonwealth shall waive interest as provided in KRS § 131.425(1).
(b) Except when the taxpayer and department enter into an installment payment agreement authorized under KRS § 131.420(3), failure to pay all taxes as shown on the taxpayer’s amnesty tax return shall invalidate any amnesty granted under KRS § 131.410 to KRS § 131.445.
(2) This section shall not apply to any taxpayer who is on notice, written or otherwise, of a criminal investigation being conducted by an agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof or the United States, nor shall this section apply to any taxpayer who is the subject of any criminal litigation which is pending on the date of the taxpayer’s application in any court of this state or the United States for nonpayment, delinquency, evasion or fraud in relation to any federal taxes or to any of the taxes to which this amnesty program is applicable.
(3) No refund or credit shall be granted for any interest, fee, or penalty paid prior to the time the taxpayer requests amnesty pursuant to KRS § 131.420.
(4) Unless the department in its own discretion redetermines the amount of taxes due, no refund or credit shall be granted for any taxes paid under the amnesty program. Any administrative or judicial proceeding or claim seeking the refund or recovery of any amount paid under an amnesty program is hereby barred.
Effective:April 14, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 212, sec. 34, effective April 14, 2022. — Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 2, effective April 11, 2012. — Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 136, effective June 20, 2005. — Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 366, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2002. — Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 322, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988.