Co-op members with multiple meters need to take action
To help our members-owners navigate recent changes to Kentucky’s sales tax laws, Inter-County Energy is launching a public awareness campaign.
Beginning January 1, 2023, the Kentucky Department of Revenue will only exempt a person’s “domicile” (primary residence) from sales tax on utility services, including electric bills.
Inter-County Energy is one of 26 electric cooperatives in Kentucky that work together to advocate for electric consumers. These efforts have helped protect the long-standing sales tax exemption for residential energy bills. Though this sales tax exemption remains in place for electric use at a primary residence, Kentucky will begin imposing a sales tax on other properties as of January 1, 2023.
To make sure the sales tax is not mistakenly applied to the electric bill of their primary residence, co-op members need to take action. Members who have one account need to fill out a form and submit to our offices. Also, members who have multiple meters in their name need to declare which meter or meters are associated with their primary residence.
Available at the Kentucky Department of Revenue website, the Primary Residence Sales Tax Exemption Form allows utility customers to declare whether the address listed on their electric bill is their primary residence. A second form from the department is available for landlords with multiple tenants at a single-metered property. Failure to provide a completed declaration form may result in the loss of a sales tax exemption for members who have multiple meters in their name.
For more information, members are encouraged to contact the Kentucky Department of Revenue or visit www.kyelectric.coop/taxanswers. For more information, call our offices at 1-888-266-7322. Please send the completed, signed form to the following email address: salestax@intercountyenergy.net.