Kansas Tax Calculator 2023-2024: Estimate Your Taxes - Forbes Advisor (2024)

What You Need To Know About Kansas State Taxes

Kansas requires you to pay taxes if you’re a resident or nonresident who receives income from a Kansas source. The state income tax rates range from 0% to 5.7%, and the sales tax rate is 6.5%.

The Sunflower State offers tax deductions and credits to reduce your tax liability, including itemized deductions, an adoption tax credit and a disability tax credit.

Kansas Income Tax Brackets and Rates: Single, Head of Household, or Married Filing Separately

Kansas Income Tax Brackets and Rates: Married Filing Jointly

Income Tax Deductions for Kansas

Standard Deduction

Kansas offers its taxpayers the opportunity to take a standard deduction. For most taxpayers, the 2021 standard deduction amounts are:

• Single: $3,500
• Married filing separately: $4,000
• Head of household: $6,000
• Married filing jointly: $8,000

However, if you or your spouse are over the age of 65 and/or blind, you’ll be able to claim a higher standard deduction that will fall within the following ranges:

• Single: $4,350 to $5,200
• Married filing separately: 4,700 to $6,800
• Head of household: $6,850 to $7,700
• Married filing jointly: $8,700 to 10,800

Itemized Deductions

You can itemize your deductions on your Kansas tax return, regardless of whether you itemized deductions on your federal return. That said, if you’re married and filing separately, you and your spouse must choose the same method of deduction.

For example, if you and your spouse file separate tax returns, but your spouse itemizes deductions, you must also itemize.

As a rule of thumb, Kansas’ itemized deductions are similar to those allowed on a federal Schedule A, including:

Medical and Dental Expenses

Kansas allows you to deduct the portion of your eligible medical expenses that were greater than 7.5% of your federal adjusted gross income (AGI). This deduction includes any medical expenses paid for yourself, your spouse or a dependent—minus any payments received from insurance or another source.

Similar to federal medical and dental expense deductions, you can claim the following on your Kansas return:

• Insurance premiums for medical and dental care
• Transportation and lodging related to medical care
• Hearing aids
• Dentures
• Eyeglasses
• Contact lenses

Taxes You Paid

Kansas allows you to deduct 100% of the taxes you paid on real and personal property. That’s different from the federal deduction, which limits the amount to $10,000 ($5,000 if married filing separately).

The total you deduct on your Kansas return will include all state and local real estate taxes paid, as well as any state and local personal property tax.

Gifts to Charity

Kansas defers to the federal guidelines for its gifts-to-charity deduction.

The state lets you write off all charitable contributions you deducted on your federal return, though gifts of $250 or more are allowed only if you have an accompanying written statement from the charitable organization. If your donations exceeded IRS limits, Kansas allows for a five-year carryover.

Gifts to religious, charitable, educational, scientific, or literary organizations are typically allowed. However, political contributions and dues to fraternal orders don’t qualify.

Kansas State Income Tax Credits

Adoption Tax Credit

Kansas offers adoptive parents a tax credit to offset some of their expenses. The base credit is worth up to 75% of the federal adoption credit. If the child has special needs and is in the custody of the Kansas Department of Children and Families prior to the adoption, a further $1,500 credit is allowed.

This credit is nonrefundable, but it can be carried forward until any unused credit amount has been exhausted.

Disabled Access Tax Credit

Taxpayers who made their home more accessible for themselves or a disabled member of the family may claim a tax credit to offset some of the construction costs. Qualified costs must be a direct result of making the home more accessible, and any accommodations must meet the standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

This credit is phased out according to your income and filing status. Taxpayers who make less than $40,000 ($60,000 for those who are married filing jointly) may deduct up to 100% of eligible costs. Those who make over $130,000 ($150,000 if married filing jointly) aren’t eligible for the credit.

Eisenhower Foundation Tax Credit

For tax years after Dec. 31, 2020, and before Jan. 1, 2026, Kansas is offering a tax credit for contributions to the Eisenhower Foundation. Half of all donations made during the taxable year are considered eligible for the credit, up to $25,000.

This credit is nonrefundable and does not carry forward.

Do I Need to File Income Taxes in Kansas?

If you are a Kansas resident, the filing requirement for a state income tax return depends on your gross income, age, filing status, and whether you’re blind.

For the 2021 tax year, you must file a state income tax return if you filed a federal income tax return, or if your income was above the following amounts.

Single

• Under 65: $5,750
• 65 or older OR blind: $6,600
• 65 or older AND blind: $7,450

Married filing separately

• Under 65: $6,250
• 65 or older OR blind: $6,950
• 65 or older AND blind: $7,650

Head of household

• Under 65: $10,500
• 65 or older OR blind: $11,350
• 65 or older AND blind: $12,200

Married filing jointly

• Under 65 (both spouses): $12,500
• 65 or older OR blind (one spouse): $13,200
• 65 or older OR blind (both spouses): $13,900
• 65 or older AND blind (one spouse): $13,900
• 65 or older OR blind (one spouse) and 65 or older AND blind (other spouse): $14,600
• 65 or older AND blind (both spouses): $15,300

Meanwhile, nonresidents must file a return if they received income from a Kansas source, regardless of the amount.

Sales Tax and Sales Tax Rate

The sales tax rate in Kansas is 6.5%.

Property Taxes and Property Tax Rates

Property Tax Rates

In Kansas, property taxes are set at the local level.

Capital Gains Taxes

Capital gains are taxed as ordinary income in Kansas.

Inheritance and Estate Taxes

Kansas doesn’t have an estate or inheritance tax.