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Think Long-Term Relief with FY 2022 Tax Revenue 0
- Tax & Spending
- July 6, 2022
In June of 2022, the state of Kansas’s total tax revenue was $856.8 million, which was 2.2% greater than the estimates for this month. This includes $303.6 million in sales taxes and $523.8 million in income taxes. The revenue collected for June of this year was 7.7% higher than what it was in June of
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2022 Green Book: Spend Less, Tax Less, Grow More 0
- Tax & Spending
- May 31, 2022
Over the past year, legislators have painted a picture of Kansas as a booming economy, pointing to subsidized business development and continually high tax revenues – more a sign of over-taxation than prosperity – as indicators of growth. However, the data about Kansas’s economic performance relative to taxation in our 2022 Green Book tells a
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$April 2022 Kansas Tax Collections: Remember a Balanced Budget$
April 2022 Kansas Tax Collections: Remember a Balanced Budget 0
- Tax & Spending
- May 3, 2022
In April 2022, the state of Kansas took in a total tax revenue of $1.5 billion, which was 13.2% greater than the original estimate. This includes a sales tax collection that was 0.4% higher than expected and an income tax collection that was 17.8% higher than expected. Legislators should remember the importance of a balanced
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Turn Short-Term Surpluses Into Long-Term Tax Relief 0
- Tax & Spending
- April 25, 2022
If it wasn’t clear enough already, recent tax estimate updates show Kansas is awash with excess funds from over-taxation. The Kansas Legislative Research Department’s recent tax revenue estimate update for April 2022 increased the estimate for FY 2023 by $407.8 million for a whopping total of $9.5 billion in State General Fund tax collections. It’s
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Tax Reform Possible Through High February 2022 Tax Revenue 0
- Tax & Spending
- March 1, 2022
In February 2022, the state of Kansas took in a total tax revenue of $502 million, which was 3.9% greater than the estimates for this month. This includes $255 million in sales taxes and $212 million in income taxes. The tax revenue collected for February of this year was 10.2% higher than what it was
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Tax Revenue Highs Continue into January 2022 0
- Tax & Spending
- February 2, 2022
In January 2022, the state of Kansas took in total tax revenue of $944 million, which was 14.5% greater than the estimates for this month. This includes $342 million in sales taxes and $574 million in income taxes. This is also 18.7% higher than what it was for the same month last year. In total,
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