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Kentucky Crypto Tax Calculator

Estimate your 2025 federal and Kentucky state tax on crypto capital gains, with FIFO, LIFO, or HIFO cost basis.

Cost-basis method — changes which lots are sold
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Filing status
Other taxable income Excluding crypto
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Estimated tax owedFIFO
$2,300
short-term gains$3,000
long-term gains$8,000
short-term tax$660
long-term tax$1,200
KY state tax$440
total gains
$11,000
estimated tax
$2,300
effective rate
20.9%

Crypto capital-gains tax in Kentucky

Kentucky taxes income at a flat 4.0% for tax year 2025 with a $3,270 standard deduction per filer. A 2025 law cuts the rate to 3.5% beginning in 2026, but 4.0% applies for 2025. Many Kentucky cities and counties (including Louisville and Lexington) levy local occupational taxes on wages that are not included here.

Common questions

How is crypto taxed in Kentucky?
At the federal level, crypto is property and gains are taxed as short- or long-term capital gains. At the state level, Kentucky taxes crypto capital gains as ordinary income — the same rate as your wages, with no long-term discount.
Does Kentucky have a lower rate for long-term crypto gains?
No — unlike the federal system, Kentucky does not give long-term gains a preferential state rate; they're taxed the same as short-term gains.

How we calculate this

Federal lot-matching per our crypto-tax methodology, plus 2025 Kentucky state treatment of capital gains. Estimates only — not tax advice.

Tax Foundation: 2025 state income tax rates →Kentucky Dept. of Revenue →
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Estimates for general informational purposes only; not tax advice. Crypto tax rules are complex and Kentucky state treatment is simplified here — verify with the state Department of Revenue and a tax professional.