Retailers, dealers and business groups urge committee to approve small remittance credit in Senate Bill 109

Retail and hospitality witnesses told the Kansas Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee that Senate Bill 109 would provide modest, needed relief to retailers for the cost of collecting state sales and compensating use tax, while some senators questioned the measure’s fiscal impact and alternatives.

Amelia (staff member) opened the hearing, saying Senate Bill 109 would authorize a remittance credit to retailers equal to 1.5% of the remitted tax, with a monthly cap of $300 per retailer; the bill would take effect upon publication in the statute book. "SB 109 provides a retailer a small benefit, obviously, of up to $300 a month for collecting the state's tax," said Chris Arnold, owner of River City Brewing Company in Wichita, who testified in support on behalf of himself and the Kansas Restaurant and Hospitality…