Kansas tax deductions and write-offs (2026)

No. Kansas fully exempts military retired pay from state income tax. Other retirement income: Private pensions and 401(k)/IRA withdrawals are taxed with no general retirement exclusion.

Yes. Private pensions and 401(k)/IRA withdrawals are taxed with no general retirement exclusion.

No. Since tax year 2024, Kansas exempts all Social Security benefits included in federal AGI, at any income level. Before 2024, the exemption applied only if federal AGI was $75,000 or less (SB 1 of 2024 removed the cap).

Yes: Kansas offers the Kansas Earned Income Tax Credit, 17% of the federal EITC (refundable). Full-year residents only. You, your spouse and all dependents need valid SSNs; an ITIN on the return disqualifies it.

Only instead of income tax: itemizers in Kansas pick sales tax (6.5% state rate, about 8.71% with local taxes) or state income tax, whichever is bigger. State sales tax on groceries fell to 0% on Jan. 1, 2025; local city and county sales taxes still apply to food.

Yes on your federal return if you itemize, within the $40,400 SALT cap. Kansas adds its own break: Homestead Refund up to $700 (income $43,389 or less, home $350,000 or less); SAFESR refunds 75% of tax for 65+ under $25,380.

No: Kansas doesn't offer a renter's credit or rent rebate. Kansas has no state tax credit or rebate for renters; renters lost eligibility for the Homestead Refund after 2012. The Homestead Refund (K-40H) and the senior property tax refunds (K-40PT and K-40SVR) are now available only to homeowners. Lower-income renters can still claim Kansas's earned income credit: 17% of the federal EITC.

Partly: Kansas's motor vehicle property tax is based on your vehicle's value, so it's deductible as personal property tax if you itemize. Tax equals vehicle value x 20% assessment rate x local mill levy and is paid to the county treasurer at each renewal.

Kansas has two brackets, 5.2% and 5.58%, and fully exempts Social Security.

Yes on your Kansas return: $3,000 single / $6,000 joint per beneficiary. Contributions to any state's 529 plan count. Tax parity state; rollover contributions not deductible; contributions made before the filing deadline may be elected for the prior year.

No state child tax credit, but Kansas has a child care credit: 50% of the federal child and dependent care credit. Nonrefundable. Dependent exemption is $2,320. Kansas does have an earned income credit: 17% of the federal EITC.

Yes, as a business expense: Kansas charges $85 online / $90 paper to form an LLC; ongoing: $90 online / $110 paper biennial Information Report. Formation fee cut from $160 effective Feb 27, 2026. Biennial report due by April 15 in years matching the odd/even year of formation (calendar-year filers).