Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SB80

Introduced
1/23/23  
Refer
1/24/23  
Report Pass
2/21/23  
Refer
1/9/24  

Caption

Excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax homestead claims.

Impact

The bill alters the eligibility criteria for homestead property tax refund claims by raising the household income threshold to $50,000 or less. It also specifies that the appraised value of a claimant's homestead must not exceed $350,000. These changes are intended to adjust the criteria to be more favorable for claimants, particularly as property tax values have increased in recent years, potentially allowing more residents to benefit from tax refunds designed to ease their financial strain.

Summary

Senate Bill 80 seeks to amend existing tax provisions regarding homestead property tax refunds in Kansas. The bill is specifically aimed at providing greater financial relief to seniors aged 65 and over, as well as disabled veterans, by excluding social security payments from the calculation of household income for eligibility purposes. By redefining household income calculations, it is expected that more individuals in these demographics will be able to qualify for property tax refunds, which could alleviate the financial burden of property taxes on vulnerable populations.

Contention

Within the legislative discussions surrounding SB80, there may have been contention regarding the effectiveness and sustainability of the proposed amendments. Supporters argue that excluding social security benefits is a fair adjustment that acknowledges the unique financial challenges faced by seniors and disabled veterans. However, there may be concerns from certain lawmakers about the long-term fiscal implications of these changes on state budgetary priorities, especially if a significant increase in claims occurs as a result of the new provisions.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB215

Excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the household income and appraised value thresholds for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax homestead claims.

KS SB327

Excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax homestead claims and citing the section as the golden years homestead property tax freeze program.

KS SB40

Permitting the carryforward of certain net operating losses for individuals for Kansas income tax purposes and excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the appraised value and household income thresholds for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax homestead claims.

KS SB453

Excluding social security payments from household income and expanding eligibility related to increased property tax homestead property tax refund claims.

KS SB33

Exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, providing income tax subtraction modifications for retirement plan amounts, federal work opportunity tax credit and employee retention credit disallowances and the carryforward of certain net operating losses, increasing the Kansas standard deduction by a cost-of-living adjustment and excluding social security payments from household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased homestead property tax refund claims.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS HB2096

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, increasing the tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing a property tax rebate for certain business property operated in competition with property owned or operated by a governmental entity, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB452

Excluding certain school district bond and interest levies from increased property tax homestead refund claim amounts.

KS SB300

House Substitute for SB 300 by Committee on Taxation - Modifying income tax rates for individuals, increasing the standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income limit for an income tax subtraction modification for social security income, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax rate, abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund, providing for certain transfers to the special city and county highway fund and decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district.

KS HB2231

Providing an additional personal exemption for head of household tax filers and increasing the personal exemption for certain disabled veterans for purposes of income tax, modifying the definition of household income related to increased property tax homestead refund claims, providing for the apportionment of business income by the single sales factor and the apportionment of financial institution income by the receipts factor, providing for the apportionment pursuant to the three-factor test of a manufacturer who sells alcoholic liquor, requiring the use of single sales factor pursuant to the multistate tax compact, establishing deductions from income when using the single sales factor and receipts factor, providing for the decrease in corporate income tax rates, determining when sales other than tangible personal property are made in the state, excluding sales of a unitary business group of electric and natural gas public utilities, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.