Kansas
Kansas Treats Poor Families Under Its Income Tax Better Than Most Other States
Kansas 1999 income tax threshold the income level at which families begin paying income tax: Ranking among 42 states with income taxes
For two-parent families of four: $20,900. 11th highest
For single-parent families of three: $19,900. 9th highest
Kansas 1999 income tax on working-poor and near-poor families:For families of four with poverty-line incomes ($17,028): $215 refund. 7th lowest
For families of three with poverty-line incomes ($13,290): $364 refund. 4th lowest (tie)
For families of three or four with minimum-wage earnings ($10,712): $382 refund. 5th lowest (tie)
For families of four with incomes at 125% of the poverty line ($21,285): $24 tax. 12th lowest
For families of three with incomes at 125% of the poverty line ($16,613): $185 refund. 6th lowest
Kansas has recently exempted families with below-poverty earnings from the income tax.In 1991, a family of four owed tax when its income exceeded 93 percent of the poverty line. Kansas tax threshold is now 23 percent above the poverty line.