Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2208

Introduced
2/3/25  

Caption

Establishing the endow Kansas tax credit act to provide tax credits for endowment gifts to certain endowment funds held by qualified community foundations.

Impact

The act aims to encourage charitable giving to community foundations, which play a critical role in local philanthropy and support various community needs. By offering a significant tax incentive, it is expected to motivate individuals and corporations to contribute to permanent endowment funds, thereby providing a sustained financial resource for nonprofit organizations in Kansas. The act could enhance funding for various charitable initiatives, including education, health, and local development efforts.

Summary

House Bill 2208, known as the Endow Kansas Tax Credit Act, introduces a tax credit for taxpayers making endowment gifts to qualified community foundations. Effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025, it allows a credit equal to 70% of the endowment gift amount, with a minimum contribution of $500 required to qualify. The bill sets an aggregate limit on total credits allowable per tax year, starting from $3 million in 2026 and gradually increasing to $5 million by 2028 and beyond. Additionally, the bill stipulates that no single community foundation can receive more than 10% of the total available credits in a given tax year.

Contention

During discussions around the bill, some members expressed concerns regarding the potential overreliance on tax incentives for charitable giving. Critics worry that if the fiscal implications of the tax credits were not properly assessed, it could lead to a depletion of state revenue, affecting the funding of essential public services. Additionally, there were debates about the eligibility criteria for community foundations, ensuring robust standards to maintain the integrity of the program. Overall support for the bill hinges on the belief that it will foster a beneficial environment for philanthropy without undermining state financial responsibilities.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

KS SCR1602

Approving the creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County Kansas.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.