Top Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor in Kansas have brokered a deal on cutting taxes. GOP leaders gave up on moving the state to a single-rate personal income tax that the governor strongly opposed. The Kansas House and Senate expected to vote on the compromise package Thursday or Friday, and Gov.
Kansas House Taxation Committee Chair Adam Smith, R-Weskan, follows voting in the House, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Smith says he is not sure he will support a deal on cutting taxes brokered by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican legislative leaders. State Rep. Timothy Johnson, R-Basehor, watches as the House votes on legislation Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan.
The bill also would eliminate state income taxes on retirees’ Social Security benefits, which kick in once a person receives $75,000 a year. It would also increase the state’s standard personal income tax deductions, increase an income tax credit for child care expenses, reduce property taxes the state imposes to raise money for public schools and end the state’s already expiring 2% sales tax on groceries six months early, on July 1.
“I’m hearing a lot of dissent,” said Smith, a western Kansas Republican. “I’ve got to carry the bill, and it’s bad when I don’t even know if I’m going to vote for it.” “This, to me, doesn’t cut it,” said northeastern Kansas Sen. Tom Holland, who represented Democratic senators in tax negotiations. “There are monster increases every year.”personal and corporate income tax cuts that GOP Gov. Brian Kemp favored. Like Georgia, Kansas has a big budget surplus — still projected at more than $4 billion for the end of June 2025.
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