Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2210

Introduced
2/3/25  

Caption

Establishing a child income tax credit.

Impact

The proposed credit is intended to impact state tax laws by introducing a direct benefit to taxpayers with qualifying children. This could have significant implications for family finances, potentially increasing disposable income for eligible families. Furthermore, as the credits are also subject to adjustments based on cost-of-living calculations, the bill seeks to ensure that the financial relief remains relevant and effective over time, addressing the changing economic landscape. The bill also mandates annual reporting from the secretary of revenue to evaluate the program’s effectiveness and its impact on taxpayers.

Summary

House Bill 2210 proposes the establishment of a child tax credit that aims to provide financial relief to individual taxpayers in Kansas based on their income and the number of qualifying children. For the tax year 2025 and subsequent years, this credit is designed to help low to middle-income families by allowing them to claim a varying amount per child, depending on their adjusted gross income. The schedule of credits listed in the bill ranges from $600 for families earning no more than $25,000 to $25 for those with incomes over $350,000. This structure emphasizes assistance for working families and aims to ease their tax burden.

Contention

While support for HB 2210 is anticipated among advocates for children's welfare and family finances, there may be contention regarding the financial implications for the state treasury. Opponents may raise concerns about the potential loss in tax revenue and whether the credit can be maintained long-term without affecting other essential services or programs. Additionally, questions could be raised about the thresholds set for eligibility, whether they effectively target those most in need, and if the bill might inadvertently benefit higher-income families. Overall, discussions around the bill may center on balancing fiscal responsibility with providing essential support to families.

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 SB8

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

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 SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

KS HB2004

Authorizing counties to propose an earnings tax for ballot question.

KS HB2002

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

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.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.