Facts & Figures 2024: How Does Your State Compare?
Facts & Figures serves as a one-stop state tax data resource that compares all 50 states on over 40 measures of tax rates, collections, burdens, and more.
2 min readHow does Kansas’s tax code compare? Kansas has a graduated state individual income tax, with rates ranging from 3.10 percent to 5.70 percent. Kansas has a graduated corporate income tax, with rates ranging from 3.5 percent to 6.5 percent. Kansas also has a 6.50 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 8.65 percent. Kansas has a 1.26 percent effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing value.
Kansas does not have an estate tax or inheritance tax. Kansas has a 25.03 cents per gallon gas tax rate and a $1.29 cigarette excise tax rate. The State of Kansas collects $5,945 in state and local tax collections per capita. Kansas has $9,435 in state and local debt per capita and has a 77 percent funded ratio of public pension plans. Overall, Kansas’s tax system ranks 26th on our 2024 State Business Tax Climate Index.
Each state’s tax code is a multifaceted system with many moving parts, and Kansas is no exception. The first step towards understanding Kansas’s tax code is knowing the basics. How does Kansas collect tax revenue? Click the tabs below to learn more! You can also explore our state tax maps, which are compiled from our annual publication, Facts & Figures 2024: How Does Your State Compare?
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2 min readIn recognition of the fact that there are better and worse ways to raise revenue, our Index focuses on how state tax revenue is raised, not how much. The rankings, therefore, reflect how well states structure their tax systems.
111 min readTax burdens rose across the country as pandemic-era economic changes caused taxable income, activities, and property values to rise faster than net national product. Tax burdens in 2020, 2021, and 2022 are all higher than in any other year since 1978.
24 min readGraduated corporate rates are inequitable—that is, the size of a corporation bears no necessary relation to the income levels of the owners.
7 min readIndividual income taxes are a major source of state government revenue, accounting for more than a third of state tax collections. How do income taxes compare in your state?
8 min readRetail sales taxes are an essential part of most states’ revenue toolkits, responsible for 32 percent of state tax collections and 13 percent of local tax collections (24 percent of combined collections).
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4 min readState tax revenue collections were down 5.5 percent in FY 2020, driven by a dismal final quarter (April through June) as states began to feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. While these early losses are certainly not desirable, they are manageable and far better than many feared.
16 min readVirginia enacted a biennial budget, which includes a new excise tax on “skill games.” Meanwhile, Arizona and Connecticut announced plans to convene in special sessions later this year while Oklahoma gets the green light to use rainy day fund money to close budget gaps.
4 min readCalifornia extends tax filing and payment deadline to July 31 for a broad spectrum of business taxes as Virginia keeps May 1st tax filing deadline.
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5 min readOur updated 2020 edition of Facts & Figures serves as a one-stop state tax data resource that compares all 50 states on over 40 measures of tax rates, collections, burdens, and more.
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