Kansas State Income Tax Guide (2026)
Kansas runs a 3-bracket schedule topping at 5.7% — moderate by US standards but the highest among the immediate KC-metro neighbors. Wichita is the Air Capital of the World; the KC bi-state border is one of the more interesting income-vs-property-tax arbitrages in the country. Reciprocity with Missouri does not exist and has not since roughly the Eisenhower administration.
Top State Rate
5.7%
$100k Take-Home
$74,355
/year (single)
State Tax on $100k
$4,825
single filer
Kansas Income Tax Brackets (2026)
| Marginal Rate | Taxable Income (Single Filer) |
|---|---|
| 3.1% | $0→$15,000 |
| 5.25% | $15,000→$30,000 |
| 5.7% | $30,000→All taxable income above $30,000 |
Each rate applies only to income within that bracket. Your effective rate is the average across all brackets — noticeably lower than your top marginal rate.
Thresholds shown apply to single filers. Kansas uses a separate schedule for married couples filing jointly — typically with roughly doubled thresholds. See the state department of revenue for the complete MFJ schedule.
Standard deduction: $3,500 single / $8,000 married filing jointly
Brackets reflect the most recently published schedules. Some states inflation-index thresholds annually — specific 2026 amounts may shift slightly. Verify with your state's Department of Revenue before filing.
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The 30-second version
- 1.Kansas has a 3-bracket schedule (3.1% / 5.25% / 5.7%) topping at 5.7% above $30,000 (single). Most professionals at any meaningful comp pay an effective rate around 5.0%–5.4%. The 2024 reform debate ended with Social Security fully exempted but the bracket structure largely intact.
- 2.Wichita aerospace cluster: Spirit AeroSystems HQ (~12,000 employees, world's largest independent aerostructures supplier, Boeing acquisition target), Textron Aviation (~7,500, Cessna/Beechcraft), Bombardier Learjet legacy, McConnell AFB (KC-46 refueler base). Plus the broader Wichita State University aerospace engineering pipeline.
- 3.The KC bi-state arbitrage is real and consequential: KS side (Johnson County: Overland Park, Lenexa, Olathe, Leawood) vs MO side (KCMO + suburbs). KS has higher state income tax but no city earnings tax; MO has lower state income tax but 1% KC earnings tax for residents AND workers within city limits. NO reciprocity — cross-border commuters file two state returns annually.
- 4.Federal employer base: McConnell AFB Wichita (~3,300 active-duty + civilian), Fort Riley near Manhattan (~17,000+ when including soldiers and family — 1st Infantry Division), Fort Leavenworth (~7,500, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College), NBAF Manhattan (federal biocontainment lab opening operations 2024). Substantial federal-cleared employment density.
- 5.Standard deduction $3,500 single / $8,000 — small. Most homeowners who itemize federally should also itemize on the KS return. Property tax 1.41% effective — moderate-to-high; higher than Missouri suburbs across the state line, which is the single biggest factor in the KC bi-state choice for homeowners.
- 6.Major employers: Spirit AeroSystems Wichita, Textron Aviation Wichita, Garmin Olathe HQ, Black & Veatch Overland Park HQ, T-Mobile Overland Park (former Sprint HQ), Cargill Wichita, Koch Industries Wichita HQ, University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City KS, Stormont Vail Health Topeka, Sprint legacy / T-Mobile, Hill's Pet Nutrition Topeka.
A quick hello before we start
Pull up a chair — or, if you're reading this on your phone in line at Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que before a Saturday burnt-ends sandwich, a stool. We'll be quick.
Quick note up top: nothing here is personal tax, legal, or financial advice. Real numbers, honest opinions, the kind of explainer you'd want from a friend who happens to know Kansas tax law and won't bill you $400/hour. Your situation has wrinkles only your CPA can iron out — treat this like a coffee at PT's in Topeka, not your accountant's office on College Boulevard.
Last reviewed: May 2026 · Reviewed annually each January when new brackets publish
Why you can trust these numbers
Numbers reflect 2026 IRS federal brackets, caps, and the Kansas Department of Revenue's 3-bracket schedule. The calculator at the top of this page applies KS's progressive rates. Kansas conforms to federal starting point so federal pre-tax and HSA contributions reduce KS taxable income identically to federal. Standard deduction $3,500 single / $8,000 MFJ for 2026 — small enough that most homeowners who itemize federally should also itemize on the KS return. Reviewed each January when KDOR posts updates and any time the legislature passes something material. Kansas–Missouri reciprocity does not exist; cross-border commuters file two state returns and apply credit-for-tax-paid-to-other-state on the resident-state return. Spot something off? Tell us — reader corrections genuinely make these guides better.
Sources: federal brackets + standard deduction from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32; state brackets verified against the Tax Foundation 2026 State Income Tax Rates compilation and the official Form K-40 Individual Income Tax Forms (KS Department of Revenue).
The 3-bracket schedule and the 2024 reform debate
Kansas has had three brackets at roughly 3% / 5% / 5.7% since the early 2010s. The state's recent tax history has been politically dramatic — the 2012 Brownback experiment cut rates aggressively, blew a hole in state revenue, and was largely reversed in 2017. Since then, every two years the legislature debates flattening; every two years Governor Laura Kelly (D) vetoes the most aggressive bills; every two years a compromise emerges. The 2024 round produced HB 2036 (signed June 2024) which fully exempted Social Security from state tax regardless of income, completed the grocery sales tax phase-down to 0% effective January 2025, modestly adjusted bracket thresholds, and held the underlying rate structure.
What a typical filer actually pays: take a $90,000 single Spirit AeroSystems mid-career stress engineer in Wichita. KS taxable income, after the small $3,500 standard deduction, is about $86,500. KS tax across brackets: 3.1% on first $15,000 + 5.25% on next $15,000 + 5.7% on remaining $56,500 = roughly $4,474. Effective state rate on gross: about 5.0%. The headline says 5.7%; the math says 5.0% at $90K because the lower brackets pull early-income tax down. At $150K the effective rate creeps to about 5.3%; at $250K, about 5.5%.
Kansas does NOT allow the federal-tax deduction that Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, and Montana grant. The trade is reasonable on a static basis — a $100K Kansas filer pays about $5,100 vs $4,200 in Missouri or $4,500 in Oklahoma. Kansas sits at the higher end of the South Central tax pack. No Kansas city or county imposes local income tax; the big exception affecting Kansans is the Missouri-side KCMO 1% city earnings tax, which applies to anyone working within KCMO city limits regardless of residence. This is the single largest reason Kansas-side employer choice matters for KC professionals.
What you'll actually pay — three real-life scenarios
Three Kansans most readers can identify with. Find the one closest to you. If none match, the calculator at the top is for you.
Illustrative — single filer unless noted, full-year Kansas residency, W-2 income, federal-conforming standard deduction at the federal level, KS small standard deduction applied. KC bi-state scenarios assume the worker lives on the Kansas side and works on the Kansas side (no MO city earnings tax exposure). Tornado-related insurance impact is not in the income-tax line; it shows up in homeowner cost separately. Ballparks, not invoices.
Scenario 1: KU Med Center bedside RN in Kansas City KS, $72,000
| Federal income tax | ~$6,330 |
| Kansas state income tax (~4.7% effective) | ~$3,365 |
| FICA (Social Security + Medicare) | ~$5,508 |
| Total taxes | ~$15,203 |
| Annual take-home | ~$56,797 |
| Effective combined rate | ~21.1% |
University of Kansas Medical Center sits in Kansas City Kansas (Wyandotte County), the academic medical anchor for the entire region — Level 1 trauma, the Cancer Center, the Frontiers Research Center. Bedside nursing comp tracks Midwest average ($65K–$80K for a floor RN), with shift differentials and weekend premiums adding 15%–20%. The combined Kansas + federal + payroll bill works out to about $585 per biweekly paycheck. A 1-bedroom in Strawberry Hill or Roeland Park runs $1,000–$1,400; a 2BR in Overland Park or Lenexa runs $1,400–$1,800. Critically: KU Med is on the Kansas side, so a Kansas-resident nurse working there avoids the KCMO 1% city earnings tax that would apply if she worked across the river at Truman Medical. The same nurse working at Truman in KCMO would pay an additional $720/year in KC city earnings tax. Small numbers compound across a career.
Scenario 2: Spirit AeroSystems senior aerospace engineer in Wichita, $110,000
| Federal income tax | ~$15,030 |
| Kansas state income tax (~5.2% effective) | ~$5,720 |
| FICA | ~$8,415 |
| Total taxes | ~$29,165 |
| Annual take-home | ~$80,835 |
| Effective combined rate | ~26.5% |
Spirit AeroSystems is one of the world's largest independent aerostructures suppliers — fuselages for Boeing 737, 787, and Airbus A350, plus wing components and propulsion structures. The Wichita campus runs roughly 12,000 employees including a substantial mid-career engineering cluster: stress engineers, manufacturing engineers, materials engineers, quality engineers. Comp tracks aerospace-industry average ($95K–$140K for senior engineers) with bonus structures tied to delivery milestones. A 4-bedroom in Wichita's College Hill, Eastborough, or Andover runs $325K–$525K. The same square footage in Seattle (Boeing's other major aerospace hub) runs $850K–$1.3M; in Long Beach $725K–$950K. Wichita engineers buy their first house at 30; Seattle engineers rent through 38. The cost-of-living-adjusted comp at Spirit is genuinely competitive for the right kind of mid-career aerospace professional. The Boeing reacquisition of Spirit (announced 2024, working through integration in 2026) creates near-term uncertainty but doesn't fundamentally change the Wichita career structure.
Scenario 3: Garmin Olathe staff software engineer, $155,000
| Federal income tax | ~$25,710 |
| Kansas state income tax (~5.4% effective) | ~$8,370 |
| FICA | ~$10,797 |
| Total taxes | ~$44,877 |
| Annual take-home | ~$110,123 |
| Effective combined rate | ~29.0% |
Garmin's Olathe HQ is a substantial technology employer — GPS hardware, marine, aviation, fitness wearables — and runs full-stack engineering, embedded systems, machine-learning, and product-management teams. Comp tracks Midwest tech-industry average ($130K–$200K for staff engineers) with substantial components. A 4-bedroom in Olathe, Lenexa, or Overland Park runs $475K–$725K. The same square footage in suburban Austin or Seattle runs $850K–$1.3M. Combined with Kansas's 5.4% effective state tax (vs Texas's 0% but with property tax 2x higher, or Washington's 0% income but capital-gains-tax structure), Olathe staff engineers come out ahead of most Sun Belt or coastal tech-hub equivalents on cost-of-living-adjusted comp. The KC metro location also gives access to the Royals + Chiefs sports culture, the BBQ tradition, and a midcontinental airport that gets you anywhere in the country in 4 hours or less.
Property tax + tornadoes — the actual Kansas costs
If you ask a Kansan what their tax bill is, they'll talk about property tax and their basement — not income tax. There's a reason. Kansas's effective property tax rate averages 1.41% — above the US average of 1.05%. A $400,000 home in Overland Park's Stilwell or Leawood pays roughly $5,650/year. A $325,000 home in Wichita's Eastborough pays roughly $4,600. The same homes in KCMO suburbs (Independence, Lee's Summit, Belton) pay 30%–40% less because Missouri's effective rate averages 0.97%. The property-tax differential is the single biggest factor in the KC bi-state choice for homeowners — KS-side homeowners save on income tax (no KCMO 1%) but lose $1,500–$2,500/year in property tax for an equivalent home.
Tornadoes are not theoretical. Kansas sits in the heart of Tornado Alley — May through June is active season with secondary peaks in November. Greensburg's EF-5 in May 2007 destroyed roughly 95% of the town; Andover's EF-3 in April 2022 cut a 14-mile path through Sedgwick County. Insurance is materially cheaper than coastal hurricane country but the wind/hail deductible structure deserves attention — typical Kansas wind/hail deductibles run 1%–5% of dwelling value, separate from the standard deductible. A $400K home with a 2% wind/hail deductible needs $8,000 of liquid before insurance kicks in. Verify wind/hail coverage by name in your policy; "natural disasters" is too vague.
Sales tax stack is the explicit revenue trade. Combined averages 8.66% — Wichita 7.5%, Overland Park 9.475%, Kansas City KS 9.125%. The 2025 news: grocery sales tax phased to 0% effective January 2025 after a multi-year reduction (was 6.5% as recently as 2022). A family spending $1,000/month on groceries saves $780/year vs the pre-2022 rate. The Kansas Homestead Refund Claim is the most-overlooked filer-side benefit — residents 55+ or with dependent children can claim up to $700 if household income falls below approximately $40,500. Plus the SAFESR Senior Property Tax Refund for 65+ with income under approximately $24,000.
The KC bi-state math — actually run
If you live in or are considering the Kansas City metro, this is the most consequential tax-and-cost-of-living question in your career. Run it for your specific situation:
- Income tax: Kansas top 5.7% vs Missouri top 4.7% — Missouri saves about $1,000/year at $100K, $2,500 at $200K. Real but modest at most income levels.
- KCMO city earnings tax: 1% on all wages earned within Kansas City Missouri city limits (regardless of where you live) AND on all wages earned by KCMO residents (regardless of where they work). For a $100K worker employed downtown KCMO, $1,000/year; for $200K, $2,000. The KCMO earnings tax flips the income-tax math: a Kansas-side resident working downtown KCMO loses the entire MO income-tax advantage to the city earnings tax.
- Property tax: Kansas (1.41% effective, higher in Johnson County's better suburbs) vs Missouri (0.97% statewide average). For a $400K home, the KS-side homeowner pays $1,800–$2,400/year MORE than the MO-side equivalent. This is the single biggest cost differential and runs opposite the income-tax math.
- Schools and lifestyle: Johnson County KS public schools (Blue Valley, Olathe, Shawnee Mission) rank among the top suburban districts in the country. KCMO schools mixed; KCMO suburbs (Lee's Summit, Liberty, Park Hill) competitive but not Blue Valley level. For family-stage professionals, the Johnson County school premium often outweighs the property-tax delta.
Quick guide: $150K KS-side resident with KS-side employer (Garmin / Spirit / Black & Veatch) — stay; property-tax cost is real but no-KCMO-earnings-tax + Johnson County schools justify it. $150K KS-side resident with downtown KCMO employer — worst-of-all-worlds; consider MO-side suburbs (Lee's Summit / Park Hill) instead. $250K+ with MO-side employer — MO-side residency wins on every line.
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Things financially comfortable Kansans actually do
If you earn $80K+ and you're not doing most of these, you're leaving real money on the table. None of this is exotic. None of it requires a fancy accountant. Most of it requires 30 minutes of setup once a year and discipline the rest of the year.
- Max your — $24,500 in 2026 (catch-up $8,000 at 50+, super catch-up $11,250 at 60–63). Kansas conforms to federal pre-tax treatment; every $1,000 deferred saves about $310 in combined federal + Kansas tax. Maxed $24,500 saves about $7,600.
- Itemize on your KS return if you itemize federally — Kansas's $3,500 standard deduction is so small that most homeowners come out ahead by itemizing on KS even when they take the federal standard deduction. Default tax software often misses this.
- Max your if eligible — $4,400 single / $8,750 family. Triple-tax-advantaged: deductible federally and in Kansas, growth tax-free, qualified withdrawals tax-free.
- Kansas Learning Quest 529 — up to $3,000 single / $6,000 deduction per beneficiary per year. At KS's 5.7% bracket, that's up to $171–$342/year saved per filer per kid.
- If you live in KS and work in KCMO, file Missouri Form MO-1040 to claim credit for tax paid to MO and avoid double-taxation. Self-prepared filers using out-of-state software often miss this credit mechanism — verify with a KC-area tax preparer.
- Verify the Social Security exemption is being claimed if you're retired — post-2024 reform, KS fully exempts Social Security regardless of income. Plus Kansas Homestead Refund Claim (K-40H) for 55+ residents with income under ~$40,500 (refund up to $700) and SAFESR Senior Property Tax Refund for 65+ under ~$24,000.
- Tornado emergency fund: maintain liquid cash equal to your wind/hail insurance deductible plus 1–2 months of expenses. A $400K home with a 2% wind/hail deductible needs $8,000 liquid; with 5%, $20,000. Verify wind/hail coverage by name in your policy.
Real questions people actually ask
Q: I'm thinking about moving from Kansas City Missouri to Overland Park Kansas. Will it actually save me money?
It depends entirely on where you work. Moving from KCMO to Overland Park saves you the 1% KCMO city earnings tax (about $1,500/year at $150K) — but only if you also stop working within KCMO city limits. If your job stays in downtown KCMO, you'd still pay the KCMO earnings tax even as an Overland Park resident. KS-side residence with KS-side employer (Garmin Olathe, Black & Veatch, Spirit Wichita) is the only configuration that genuinely saves money on the KS-vs-MO question. KS-side residence with downtown KCMO employer is the worst combination.
Q: Did the 2024 reform actually change anything substantial?
Yes for retirees, modestly for working professionals. HB 2036 of 2024 (signed by Governor Kelly in June 2024) fully exempted Social Security regardless of income, completed the grocery sales tax phase-down to 0% effective January 2025, modestly adjusted bracket thresholds, and held the 3-bracket structure. Net effect: meaningful for moderate-income retirees ($500–$1,500/year savings), modest for working professionals. The Kelly-vs-GOP-legislature tension has produced incremental compromises rather than dramatic flat-tax reform; flat tax remains contested through 2026–2027.
Q: What's the deal with the Wichita aerospace cluster — is it stable?
Stable but in transition. Boeing announced in 2024 its intent to reacquire Spirit AeroSystems (which had been spun off from Boeing in 2005); the deal is still working through regulatory review in 2026. The underlying employment is tied to Boeing 737 and 787 production volumes. Textron Aviation (Cessna + Beechcraft) remains independent and is a steadier business — general aviation demand is less volatile than commercial. Bombardier Learjet ended production in 2022. McConnell AFB is stable (KC-46 Pegasus is a long-term Air Force program). Engineers should follow the Boeing-Spirit integration timeline.
Q: Does Kansas tax Social Security or pension income?
Social Security: fully exempt regardless of income post-2024 HB 2036 reform. Public pensions (federal civil service, Kansas state retirement, school district): taxed as ordinary income at KS rates (no special exemption). Military retirement: fully exempt regardless of amount. Private pensions and /IRA distributions: taxed at standard KS rates (3.1% / 5.25% / 5.7%). The Social Security exemption is the big retirement-friendly piece; the lack of a private-pension exemption is the structural weakness vs Mississippi (full retirement exemption at 59½+) or Oklahoma ($25K retirement exemption at 65+). For a couple drawing only Social Security and modest pension, KS is competitive; for a couple drawing substantial private retirement income, Missouri or Iowa probably wins on retirement-stage taxation.
Q: I'm a federal civilian at Fort Riley. Does that change anything?
Military retirement is fully exempt from KS tax regardless of amount; federal employee benefits (FEHB, , FERS/CSRS pension) are taxed at standard KS rates as ordinary income. Fort Riley itself has the 1st Infantry Division at roughly 17,000 soldiers plus civilian and contractor staff. Comp at GS-12+ combined with Manhattan / Junction City cost of living (median home $200K–$285K) is one of the better federal-employment lifestyles in the Midwest. NBAF (National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, opened 2024) brings 400+ cleared lab jobs to the area — newest federal addition.
Our honest opinion (which is just an opinion)
Kansas is a moderate-tax state with two genuinely distinctive employment clusters — Wichita aerospace and the KC bi-state metro — plus a substantial federal-cleared employment base at McConnell AFB / Fort Riley / Fort Leavenworth / NBAF Manhattan. The 5.7% top rate is the highest among immediate Midwest neighbors but the underlying career-market depth, especially in aerospace and the KC metro, is real. The hard part isn't the tax structure. It's the property-tax stack that runs above the regional norm and the KC bi-state filing complexity that catches every cross-border professional in their first April.
The case for Kansas:
- +Wichita aerospace cluster: Spirit AeroSystems HQ, Textron Aviation, McConnell AFB — genuinely unique in the central US
- +KC bi-state metro provides career-market depth rivaling much larger metros; KS-side suburbs (Johnson County) avoid KCMO 1% earnings tax
- +Federal-cleared employment density: McConnell AFB, Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, NBAF Manhattan
- +Social Security fully exempt post-2024 reform, military retirement fully exempt
- +Grocery sales tax 0% effective January 2025 (multi-year phase complete)
- +Garmin Olathe HQ + Black & Veatch HQ + Cargill + Koch Industries — substantial corporate employment base
- +Johnson County KS public schools (Blue Valley, Olathe, Shawnee Mission) among the top suburban districts in the country
- +No state estate tax, no inheritance tax
The case against:
- −5.7% top rate — highest among immediate Midwest neighbors except Minnesota; Iowa and Nebraska now clearly below
- −Standard deduction tiny ($3,500 single) — most homeowners should itemize on the state return
- −Property tax 1.41% effective — moderate-to-high; 30%–40% above Missouri suburbs across the state line
- −No reciprocity with Missouri — KC bi-state commuters file two state returns and reconcile via credit
- −Combined sales tax 8.5%–11.5% in major metros — moderate to high
- −Federal income tax NOT deductible (unlike Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana)
- −Tornado risk is real, May–June peaks, EF-3+ events recurring
- −High-comp white-collar career mobility limited outside Wichita aerospace, KC metro, and Manhattan / Junction City federal cluster
- −No private-pension exemption — retirement-stage taxation is competitive but not best-in-region
Honest take: Kansas is genuinely strong for Wichita aerospace engineers, KC-metro professionals at KS-side employers living in KS-side suburbs, KU Medical Center healthcare professionals, federal-cleared employees at McConnell / Fort Riley / Fort Leavenworth / NBAF Manhattan, and family-stage Midwest professionals who can capture Johnson County school districts. Less compelling for KS-side residents commuting to downtown KCMO employment (worst-of-all-worlds tax stacking) and high earners targeting big-tech compensation that simply isn't available locally outside Garmin.
What now
Run your numbers in the calculator at the top of this page. Kansas's calc engine reflects the 3-bracket structure (3.1% / 5.25% / 5.7%). Most professionals see 4.7%–5.4% effective state rate at typical comp ($60K–$200K).
If you're a KC bi-state worker, get your filing right the first year. Kansas residents working in Missouri file MO-1040 and claim credit on KS-040 for tax paid to MO; Missouri residents working in Kansas do the reverse. KCMO city earnings tax (1%) applies to wages earned within KCMO city limits regardless of residence. The credit mechanism specifically catches self-prepared filers using out-of-state software — verify with a KC-area tax preparer your first year.
Max your . At Kansas's 5.7% top + 22%–24% federal, every $1,000 pre-tax saves about $310 — maxed $24,500 saves about $7,600 in combined tax. If you itemize federally and own a home, double-check whether you should also itemize on the KS return. If you're approaching retirement, verify the Social Security exemption is being claimed (post-2024 reform fully exempted regardless of income — frequently missed by out-of-state tax software).
Sources & further reading
- →Kansas Department of Revenue — Form K-40 instructions
- →HB 2036 of 2024 — Social Security exemption + grocery tax phase complete
- →Kansas Learning Quest 529 Plan
- →Kansas–Missouri tax reciprocity status (none)
- →Tax Foundation — 2026 State Income Tax Rates
- →IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32 — federal brackets and standard deduction for 2026
A few honest notes
- Not personal tax, legal, or financial advice. Verify with a licensed CPA, EA, or tax attorney before making decisions that depend on these numbers.
- Tax law changes. This guide reflects 2026 IRS schedules and current Kansas Department of Revenue rules per HB 2036 of 2024 (Social Security exemption, grocery tax phase complete).
- Kansas standard deduction is small ($3,500 single) — most filers who itemize federally also benefit from itemizing on the KS return. Verify with Schedule A KS-040.
- Kansas–Missouri reciprocity does not exist. KC bi-state commuters file two state returns and apply credit-for-tax-paid-to-other-state on the resident-state return. KCMO city earnings tax (1%) applies to all wages earned within KCMO city limits regardless of residence.
- Property tax estimates vary by county. Johnson County (KC suburbs) runs higher than rural counties; Sedgwick County (Wichita) runs moderate.
- Tornado wind/hail insurance deductible is typically 1%–5% of dwelling value separate from the standard deductible — verify by name in your homeowner's policy.
- Scenario numbers are illustrative — they don't include every credit, deduction, or wrinkle that might apply to your specific filing situation.
- Reading this page does not create a client relationship between you and ProSalaryTax.
Last updated May 2026 with 2026 IRS schedules and current Kansas Department of Revenue guidance.
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