Kansas 2023-2024 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2201

Introduced
1/26/23  
Refer
1/26/23  
Report Pass
2/9/23  
Engrossed
3/9/23  
Refer
3/10/23  
Report Pass
3/24/23  
Refer
1/9/24  
Report Pass
3/26/24  

Caption

Senate Substitute for HB 2201 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Decreasing the corporate income tax rate and eliminating certain unused tax credits.

Impact

This legislation will impact existing laws related to property appraisal and taxation by updating procedural requirements. Most notably, it aims to ensure that valuation increases are substantiated by tangible records and inspections rather than arbitrary assessments. The intent is to protect taxpayers from unexpected increases in their property tax liabilities following maintenance or repairs on their property. The amendments to K.S.A. 2022 Supp. 79-1460, which form the crux of the bill, reflect a shift towards greater accountability and accuracy in property tax assessments.

Summary

House Bill 2201 addresses significant updates to property taxation procedures in Kansas. Specifically, the bill mandates that property owners receive annual notices detailing the classification and appraised valuation of their property. This notification process is crucial, as it ensures taxpayers have transparency regarding their property value assessments, which can influence their tax obligations. Furthermore, it stipulates when and how a county appraiser may adjust property valuations, particularly following a reduction in valuation stemming from an appeal. By clarifying these procedures, the bill seeks to enhance the integrity of property taxation assessments.

Contention

Some areas of contention surrounding HB2201 may arise from various stakeholders in the real estate and property management sectors. Supporters of the bill argue that providing clear notifications and justifications for property valuation changes protects taxpayers and fosters trust in local assessment procedures. However, critics may contend that the proposed changes could impose additional administrative burdens on county appraisers, potentially delaying valuations and affecting tax revenues. Opponents may also argue that overly prescriptive requirements for increasing valuations could undermine the flexibility of appraisers in responding to market changes.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 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.

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 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 HB2465

Enacting the adoption savings account act allowing individuals to establish adoption savings accounts with certain financial institutions, providing eligible expenses, requirements and restrictions for such accounts and establishing addition and subtraction modifications for contributions to such accounts under the Kansas income tax act, increasing the income tax credit amount for adoption expenses, establishing an income, privilege and premium tax credit for contributions to eligible charitable organizations operating pregnancy centers or residential maternity facilities and providing for a sales tax exemption for purchases by pregnancy resource centers and residential maternity facilities.

KS SB80

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.

KS HB2317

Senate Substitute for HB 2317 by Committee on Assessment and Taxation - Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of over-the-counter drugs.

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 SB169

House Substitute for SB 169 by Committee on Taxation - providing an income tax rate of 5.15% for individuals and decreasing the normal tax for corporations, increasing the income limit for the income tax subtraction modification for social security income, increasing the standard deduction by a cost-of-living adjustment, discontinuing the food sales tax credit, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, establishing a 0% state rate for sales and use taxes for food and food ingredients on January 1, 2024, and increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy.

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