How to register for a sales tax permit in Kentucky
If your state is registered through Streamlined Sales Tax, read this guide.
Sidr Tax creates the sales tax account for you. However, this state requires that you have your own login and we access your account as a third-party.
After Sidr Tax applies for a sales tax permit on your behalf, you will receive your Kentucky sales tax ID, PIN, and filing frequency in the mail.
Once you receive your sales tax ID and PIN in the mail, you can create a login at Kentucky MyTaxes to access your sales tax account.
Didn't receive your PIN? We will also show you how to create a login without a PIN below.
Click "Register new account"
Create a username by completing the mandatory fields (Username, First Name, Last Name, and Email) on the Sign Up screen.
For the MyTaxes Portal User Role dropdown, select Taxpayer.
Click Sign Up.
A message will appear confirming that a verification email was sent to the email that was used to create your username.
Check your email and open the Welcome to MyTaxes Self-Registration email.
Click Verify Email at the bottom of the email or copy and paste the six-digit verification code in the Enter a verification code instead link on the previous page.
The system will prompt you to sign in. Navigate to your email and select the Welcome to Kentucky DOR email to view your username and temporary password.
Use the presented Username from the Welcome email and place it into Username field and click the Next button.
Click the Select button across from Password and enter your Temporary Password found in your Welcome email.
Click the Verify button to move on.
The page will prompt you to create a new password. Follow the rules and enter your new password into both fields and click Change Password.
A sign in verification message will appear. Click the Send me an email button.
Navigate to your email and open the One Time Verification email.
Click Sign In or copy and paste the six-digit verification code in the Enter a verification code instead link on the previous page.
The page will prompt you to create a secondary email. To skip this step, click the Finish button.
When the MyTaxes dashboard appears, click the MyTaxes widget to navigate to your account page
You can refer to the official Kentucky account creation guide for additional information.
After you create your Kentucky MyTaxes login, there are a few more steps to gain access to your new sales tax account.
Click on the Profile dropdown at the top of the Account page and then click Add New Taxpayers.
Select I have received my PIN letter and would like to request access to my business using my PIN to associate (link) your added taxpayer account to your current MyTaxes User Account.
If you do not have your PIN, please select I do not have enough information about my business and I need a PIN letter. Wait for the PIN to arrive to continue the steps.
Select the Next button.
Provide the information for the option you selected: Account Type, Kentucky Tax Account ID, Personal Identification Number PIN and then click next.
An Authorized Taxpayer – Signature message will appear. To agree to the terms of this agreement and move forward, you must click the Yes button.
Once you have completed this process you will see a Registration Confirmation message on the next page, as well as receive a MyTaxes.ky.gov Portal email confirmation that a new taxpayer account has been added to your MyTaxes account.
You can refer to the official Kentucky add taxpayer guide for additional information.
Learn more about the Autofile feature here.
Learn more about Kentucky-specific Autofile requirements here.
Sidr Tax creates the sales tax account for you. However, this state requires that you have your own login and we access your account as a third-party.
Create a Kentucky MyTaxes Login
After Sidr Tax applies for a sales tax permit on your behalf, you will receive your Kentucky sales tax ID, PIN, and filing frequency in the mail.
Once you receive your sales tax ID and PIN in the mail, you can create a login at Kentucky MyTaxes to access your sales tax account.
Didn't receive your PIN? We will also show you how to create a login without a PIN below.
Click "Register new account"
Create a username by completing the mandatory fields (Username, First Name, Last Name, and Email) on the Sign Up screen.
For the MyTaxes Portal User Role dropdown, select Taxpayer.
Click Sign Up.
A message will appear confirming that a verification email was sent to the email that was used to create your username.
Check your email and open the Welcome to MyTaxes Self-Registration email.
Click Verify Email at the bottom of the email or copy and paste the six-digit verification code in the Enter a verification code instead link on the previous page.
The system will prompt you to sign in. Navigate to your email and select the Welcome to Kentucky DOR email to view your username and temporary password.
Use the presented Username from the Welcome email and place it into Username field and click the Next button.
Click the Select button across from Password and enter your Temporary Password found in your Welcome email.
Click the Verify button to move on.
The page will prompt you to create a new password. Follow the rules and enter your new password into both fields and click Change Password.
A sign in verification message will appear. Click the Send me an email button.
Navigate to your email and open the One Time Verification email.
Click Sign In or copy and paste the six-digit verification code in the Enter a verification code instead link on the previous page.
The page will prompt you to create a secondary email. To skip this step, click the Finish button.
When the MyTaxes dashboard appears, click the MyTaxes widget to navigate to your account page
You can refer to the official Kentucky account creation guide for additional information.
Gain access to your new sales tax account
After you create your Kentucky MyTaxes login, there are a few more steps to gain access to your new sales tax account.
Click on the Profile dropdown at the top of the Account page and then click Add New Taxpayers.
Select I have received my PIN letter and would like to request access to my business using my PIN to associate (link) your added taxpayer account to your current MyTaxes User Account.
If you do not have your PIN, please select I do not have enough information about my business and I need a PIN letter. Wait for the PIN to arrive to continue the steps.
Select the Next button.
Provide the information for the option you selected: Account Type, Kentucky Tax Account ID, Personal Identification Number PIN and then click next.
An Authorized Taxpayer – Signature message will appear. To agree to the terms of this agreement and move forward, you must click the Yes button.
Once you have completed this process you will see a Registration Confirmation message on the next page, as well as receive a MyTaxes.ky.gov Portal email confirmation that a new taxpayer account has been added to your MyTaxes account.
You can refer to the official Kentucky add taxpayer guide for additional information.
Want to setup Autofile?
Learn more about the Autofile feature here.
Learn more about Kentucky-specific Autofile requirements here.
Updated on: 03/15/2025
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