Employers typically complete and submit this form online through the MyTaxes portal.

Miscellaneous income and non-employee compensation. Why is it a .zip File?

The Form K-5 is a tax statement used by Kentucky employers to report withholding information from various sources, including: Standard wage and tax statements. Form W-2G: Certain gambling winnings.

When you use state tax portals like MyTaxes.ky.gov to file or download your records, the system often bundles the official PDF and any supporting documentation into a compressed folder for easier transfer. The "(5)" in the filename usually indicates that your browser has saved multiple versions of this file, with this being the sixth copy (following the original, (1), (2), etc.). Key Filing Facts

It is generally used for annual reporting, with data entry including employee SSNs, wages, and state tax withheld .