Ky Payroll

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Ky Payroll skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Ky Payroll is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: business-ops · Last updated: 2026-10-25

Tier 2 Kentucky content skill for employer payroll compliance covering tax year 2025. Includes the 4.0% flat PIT phasing down to 3.5% in 2026, K-1 quarterly withholding, K-3 annual reconciliation, KY SUI wage base $11,400 with rates 0.225-9.0%, the 200+ city and county occupational license tax system collected by work-location (Louisville 2.2%, Lexington 2.25%), school district wage tax (0.5-0.75% in some districts), reciprocal agreements with OH/IN/IL/MI/VA/WV exempting non-resident employees from KY withholding, and Form OL-3 occupational license return.

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Ky Payroll includes worked examples; pricing or quota commentary. At roughly 7,280 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: www.openaccountants.com/connect
License: AGPL-3.0
Original author: openaccountants
Indexed lastmod: 2026-10-25
Catalog position: General · business-ops
Indexed related skills: 10

How Ky Payroll fits the catalog

Ky Payroll sits in the General category under the business-ops sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

Is Ky Payroll safe to install?

A free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10 found no risk patterns in Ky Payroll’s SKILL.md — no data-exfiltration, prompt-injection, or unexpected-execution signatures. The full security scan is below.

Installing & verifying

Installing Ky Payroll writes its SKILL.md to ~/.claude/skills/ky-payroll/SKILL.md; Claude Code discovers it automatically on the next session — no restart flag needed. It declares no allowed-tools restriction, so it inherits your session’s existing tool access rather than narrowing it. To confirm it loaded, ask Claude to list its available skills — ky-payroll should appear by name.

What Ky Payroll needs to run

External services: The SKILL.md references pricing, quota, or rate limits — it likely calls a paid or rate-limited API. Check the source before wiring it into unattended automation.
Depth: ~7,280 words, substantial — top of the catalog distribution.

When to reach for it

There are 10 related skills in General — a two-minute scan of the alternatives usually confirms whether Ky Payroll is the right pick.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Ky Payroll is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the business-ops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/ky-payroll/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Ky Payroll Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 211,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ky-payroll
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/ky-payroll/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/ky-payroll/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ky-payroll/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/ky-payroll/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\ky-payroll\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Ky Payroll Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/ky-payroll/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Ky Payroll skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Ky Payroll skill?

Use Ky Payroll when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the business ops area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Ky Payroll" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Ky Payroll skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Ky Payroll is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/openaccountants/openaccountants/blob/HEAD/agent-skills/ky-payroll/SKILL.md
License: AGPL-3.0
Author: openaccountants
Website: https://www.openaccountants.com/connect

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

openaccountants. (2026). Ky Payroll [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/ky-payroll/

BibTeX

@misc{ky-payroll-2026,
  author    = {openaccountants},
  title     = {Ky Payroll [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/ky-payroll/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-10-25 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
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