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Local Taxes & Fees in Nicholasville, KY (2026)

1 verified local taxes & fees rules for Nicholasville, Kentucky, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Business Tax Classification

Nicholasville taxes every person or business entity engaged in business for profit: one and one-half percent of wages and compensation earned in the city, and one percent of net profits from business conducted in the city. Section 27-3(b) exempts listed classes, including banks, insurance companies and public service corporations that pay ad valorem tax.

Nicholasville Occupational License Tax Rates and Exemptions

Some Restrictions

Nicholasville Code of Ordinances § 27-3

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, every person or business entity engaged in any business for profit ... shall be required to file and pay to the city an occupational license tax for the privilege of engaging in such activities within the city. The occupational license tax shall be measured as follows: (1) Effective January 1, 2009, one and one-half percent (1.5%) of all...

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