Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB283

Introduced
3/3/25  

Caption

Decreasing individual income tax rates, discontinuing tax credits of the high performance incentive program and the Kansas affordable housing tax credit act, discontinuing payroll withholding tax benefits of the promoting employment across Kansas act, discontinuing the crediting of certain amounts to the job creation program fund and repealing certain tax credits.

Impact

The bill's impact on state laws includes the repeal of multiple tax incentives tied to existing programs like the high performance incentive program and the Kansas affordable housing tax credit act. Such actions could streamline fiscal responsibility but might also raise concerns among businesses currently relying on these benefits. The discontinuation of crucial supports may lead to an initial downturn in business expansions and developments in sectors historically supported by these tax credits, potentially affecting job creation and local economies in the short term.

Summary

Senate Bill 283 proposes significant amendments to the Kansas income tax structure, focusing on reducing tax rates for individuals and discontinuing certain business tax credits. The bill aims to adjust the income tax rates for various income brackets, with notable changes anticipated in tax years 2024 and beyond. For instance, it sets a new flat tax rate of 5.2% for individuals with taxable incomes not exceeding $23,000 starting in 2024. Additionally, higher income brackets will face incremental increases, introducing differing tax responsibilities based on earnings. This restructuring is designed to simplify tax liabilities and increase transparency for taxpayers.

Contention

Notably, there is contention surrounding the bill's discontinuation of benefits previously afforded under various programs aimed at stimulating business growth and employment across Kansas. Critics argue that removing these incentives could deter new investments and harm small businesses, risking job losses in already vulnerable areas. Proponents, however, believe that a simplified tax structure will foster a more favorable environment for all businesses by leveling the playing field and encouraging a more robust and equitable economic framework that can ultimately benefit the wider community.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 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 HB2002

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

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 SCR1602

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

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 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 SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.