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Senate panel hears bill to exempt up to $25,000 in tipped income from Kansas income tax starting 2026
Summary
A Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee hearing examined Senate Bill 277, which would create a state subtraction for certain tipped income beginning with tax year 2026. Committee staff and the Department of Revenue outlined bill mechanics and a fiscal estimate; a policy expert warned the change could create complexity and inequity.
A Kansas Senate committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 277 on an exemption that would remove certain qualified tips from state individual income tax beginning in tax year 2026.
Amelia, a committee staff presenter, told the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee the bill would amend 79-32-1-17 (as cited in the bill text) to provide "a subtraction modification in the amount equal to the qualified tips received during the taxable year that are included on statements furnished to the employer pursuant to Internal Revenue Code section 6053(a) and that are included in the federal adjusted gross income of the taxpayer." She said the subtraction would be capped at $25,000 per individual per year and that the secretary of revenue would publish a list of…
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