Laws dot-com legal forms guide, Form 740: Kentucky Individual Income Tax Return. Residents of Kentucky who are full-year residents should file their state income taxes using Form 740. This document can be obtained from the website of the Kentucky Department of Revenue. Step 1: If you are not filing on a calendar year basis, enter the beginning and ending dates of your fiscal year. Step 2: If filing jointly, enter your spouse's Social Security number in "A" and yours in "B." Otherwise, just enter yours in "B." Also, enter both names or just yours as applicable, along with your complete mailing address. Step 3: Indicate your filing status with a check mark. Step 4: Indicate with a check mark whether you or your spouse wish to donate $2 to a political party fund. You may donate to a Republican or Democratic fund, or donate with no designation. Step 5: Throughout the form, two columns are provided. Column A is only for those who are filing jointly to document their spouses' income, while column B is for the person filing the form, whether filing jointly or singly. Lines 5 through 11 provide instructions for computing your taxable income. Step 6: Lines 12 through 26 compute your income tax liability. Note that in order to complete line 17, which concerns personal tax credits, you must first complete section B on the third page and transfer the results from lines 4a and 4b there. Additionally, if you are claiming business incentive and related tax credits, you must complete Schedule A and transfer the results to line 15. Step 7: Lines 27 through 29 adjust your state tax liability by adding use tax on any items purchased online. Step 8: Complete lines 30 through 43 as directed in order to calculate your adjusted tax liability balance due or the refund you are...