Question 1

What is Kansas's state income tax rate for 2025?

Accepted Answer

Kansas uses a 2-bracket progressive structure for tax year 2025 (consolidated from 3 brackets by SB 1 of the June 2024 Special Session): 5.20% on Kansas taxable income up to $23,000 (single) or $46,000 (MFJ), and 5.58% on income above that threshold. SB 1 also eliminated the previously-lowest bracket (3.1%), shifting the state's structure toward a two-tier design.

Question 2

What is Kansas's standard deduction and personal exemption for 2025?

Accepted Answer

For tax year 2025, Kansas's standard deduction is $3,605 for single filers, $8,240 for married-filing-jointly, and $6,180 for head-of-household. SB 1 (June 2024 Special Session) also raised the Kansas personal exemption from $2,250 to $9,160 per taxpayer plus $2,320 per dependent - a significant increase that shielded many low-income filers from state tax despite the elimination of the bottom bracket.

Question 3

Does Kansas tax retirement income?

Accepted Answer

Kansas fully exempts Social Security benefits from state income tax for taxpayers with federal AGI of $75,000 or less (single or joint); above that AGI threshold, benefits are taxed to the same extent as federally. Kansas public pensions (KPERS, KP&F, Judges' Retirement System) are 100% exempt; U.S. military retirement pay is 100% exempt; but private pensions, 401(k) distributions, and IRA withdrawals are fully taxable at the Kansas state rate.

Question 4

Does Kansas have local income taxes?

Accepted Answer

Kansas has no county or municipal income taxes on wages or salaries. Kansas does authorize an 'intangibles tax' at the county and city level on unearned income from stocks, bonds, and savings accounts, but most jurisdictions do not levy it. Where it exists, intangibles-tax rates are typically 0.75% to 2.25% and are assessed only on unearned income, not wages.

Question 5

Does Kansas conform to the federal Internal Revenue Code?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Kansas is a rolling-conformity state, automatically adopting most federal Internal Revenue Code changes as they take effect, subject to specific state-level decouplings. This includes federal changes to standard deduction amounts, retirement contribution limits, and business expense provisions. Kansas does decouple from federal bonus depreciation and from certain net operating loss carryback rules, requiring separate Kansas computations.

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