Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act (KEIA)
Provides Kentucky companies with sales and use tax relief for new facility builds and qualifying research technology.
The Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act (KEIA), authorized under KRS 154.31, provides a refund of Kentucky sales and use tax for companies making qualifying investments in new or expanded facilities in the state. KEIA is administered by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) with the refund check issued by the Kentucky Department of Revenue via Form 51A200. The minimum investme…
Refunds Kentucky sales and use tax paid on building and construction materials permanently incorporated into qualifying new or expanded facilities, as well as on eligible R&D, data-processing, and flight simulation equipment, subject to a minimum $500,000 investment.
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