Kansas Sales Tax Information

Always a topic of discussion and debate localities around the state have sales tax proposals on the ballot in 2009. Listed here are some online resources on the sales tax in Kansas.

State Sales Tax Information
http://www.ksrevenue.org/bustaxtypessales.htm
(Kansas Department of Revenue)

Local Sales Tax Information
http://www.ksrevenue.org/bustaxtypessales.html
(Kansas Department of Revenue)

Sales Tax Fact Sheets

http://www.ksrevenue.org/factsheets.html

Covers the following areas:
Advertising Agency
Airports and Fixed Base Operations (FBOs)
Architectural Services
Bakeries
Banks
Beauty Salons/Barber Shops/Nail Salons
Bowling Centers
Catering and Mobile Food Services
Certified Public Accountants & Other Accounting Services
Chambers of Commerce
Construction Contractors
Convenience Stores
Custom Computer Programming Services
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
Engineering Services
Fitness Centers
Funeral Homes & Funeral Service Providers
General Automotive Repair
General Industries
Graphic Design Services
Home Centers, Hardware, Paint and Wallpaper and Building Material Stores
Hotel/Motel
Insurance Agents/Brokers
Interior Design Services
Janitorial Services
Jewelry Industries
Kennel Operators
Lawyers
Medical Offices and Clinics
Motion Picture/Drive In Movies/ Theater Companies/Dinner Theaters
Oil and Gas Well Drilling Service Providers
Optometrists/Ophthalmologists
Pest Control ServicesPhotographers
Plumbing & HVAC Contractors & Contractor-Retailers
Real Estate Agents/Brokers/Property Management Firms
Restaurants
Retail Stores
Sign Companies
Specialty Therapists
Tanning Salon
Taverns and Bars
Telephone Answering Service Provider
Testing Laboratories
Travel Agencies/Travel Agents
Vending Companies
Veterinarians
Video Rental
Weight Control Services

Kansas Sales Tax and Compensating Use Tax
http://www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/pub1510.pdf
(A good handbook for businesses in Kansas from the Kansas Dept. of Revenue)

Kansas Office of Local Government publications
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/olg/publications/
(The Office of Local Government provides educational outreach, technical assistance, applied research, and information and referral services to city and county governments, local organizations, the county Extension network and citizens throughout Kansas. Among the publications are the 2008 Situation & Trends County Data Reports and 2008 Kansas County Fiscal Conditions and Trends)

Check out the tax climate for Kansas at The Tax Foundation’s website:
http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/topic/29.html

Kansas Sunshine Review
http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Kansas
(A nonprofit wiki covering U.S. state and local government. Includes some tax information)