What Kansas taxpayers could expect under the governor’s proposal
Topeka ? Gov. Sam Brownback is pushing a plan to cut the state income tax and do away with numerous exemptions and deductions. His plan would also keep in place the 6.3 percent state sales tax, which was scheduled to decrease to 5.7 percent in 2013.
Here is a comparison of some state income tax scenarios between current law and if Brownback’s plan were in effect. The numbers were produced by the Kansas Department of Revenue and released by Democratic legislators. Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan downplayed the numbers because he said they don’t reflect other parts of the governor’s plan, which includes using funds from eliminating the Earned Income Tax Credit to lure matching federal dollars and putting those funds into programs aimed at helping the poor.
Taxpayer: Single, itemized deductions, Kansas adjusted gross income of $18,880.
Current: Pays $222
Brownback: Pays $409
Change in tax: Increase of $187
Taxpayer: Single, standard deductions, Kansas adjusted gross income of $17,450.
Current: Pays $393
Brownback: Pays $366
Change in tax: Cut of $27
Taxpayer: Head of household, one child, itemized deductions, Kansas adjusted gross income of $20,200.
Current: Refund of $387
Brownback: Pays $66
Change in tax: Increase of $453
Taxpayer: Head of household, one child, standard deductions, Kansas adjusted gross income of $20,000.
Current: Refund of $382
Brownback: Pays $60
Change in tax: Increase of $442
Taxpayer: Married filing joint, no children, business income, itemized deductions, business credits, Kansas adjusted gross income of $75,610.
Current: Pays $407
Brownback: Pays $303
Change in tax: Cut of $104
Taxpayer: Married filing joint, one child, itemized deduction, Kansas adjusted gross income of $65,000.
Current: Pays $1,823
Brownback: Pays $1,990
Change in tax: Increase of $167
Taxpayer: Married filing joint, one child, standard deduction, Kansas adjusted gross income of $64,930.
Current: $2,412
Brownback: $1,987
Change in tax: Cut of $425
Taxpayer: Married filing joint, no children, itemized deductions, business income, Kansas adjusted gross income of $50,582.
Current: Pays $954
Brownback: $0
Change in tax: Cut of $954
Taxpayer: Head of household, one child, standard deductions, Kansas adjusted gross income of $35,000.
Current: Pays $1,060
Brownback: $641
Change in tax: Cut of $419
Taxpayer: Married filing joint, no children, itemized deduction, Kansas adjusted gross income of $125,759
Current: Pays $4,582
Brownback: Pays $5,078
Change in tax: Increase of $495
Taxpayer: Married filing joint, three children, itemized deduction, Kansas adjusted gross income of $1,090,984.
Current: Pays $30,147
Brownback: Pays $52,043
Change in tax: Increase of $21,896
Taxpayer: Married filing joint, two children, standard deduction, Kansas adjusted gross income of $22,350
Current: Refund of $607
Brownback: Pays $221
Change in tax: Increase of $827
Taxpayer: Married filing joint, two children, itemized deduction, Kansas adjusted gross income of $50,000.
Current: Pays $1,113
Brownback: $1,145
Change in tax: Increase of $33
Taxpayer: Single, standard deduction, Kansas adjusted gross income of $40,000.
Current: Pays $1,769
Brownback: Pays $1,418
Change in tax: Increase of $351