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Legislative auditors: HPIP data inconsistent; affordable housing tax credits awarded but not yet claimed
Summary
Legislative auditors told the committee they could not produce a reliable statewide total of HPIP credits earned and used because Department of Revenue datasets were inconsistent; auditors also reported KHRC has awarded about $73 million in state affordable‑housing credits that investors have not yet claimed.
Legislative Post Audit staff summarized results of a limited‑scope review of two state tax credit programs: the High Performance Incentive Program (HPIP) and the Kansas Affordable Housing Tax Credit (KAHTC). The audit, limited in scope, found data‑quality problems for HPIP that prevent a reliable statewide tally of credits earned and used and quantified awarded KHRC credits that have not yet been claimed.
HPIP data limitations - Data inconsistencies: Josh Luthawi told the committee auditors compared three CADOR (Department of Revenue) datasets and found large inconsistencies for the same tax years. For example, for tax year 2019 one dataset showed businesses earned ~$900…
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