Kansas State Tax Rulings
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Are purchases by certain disabled veterans exempt from Kansas sales tax?
Yes, starting July 1, 2026. 2024 House Bill 2098 (now K.S.A. 79-3606h) exempts a qualifying disabled veteran's purchases of tangible personal property and services from Kansas sales tax — but NOT moto…
Do Kansas meat processors need an exemption certificate for custom slaughtering and processing?
No. Kansas Notice 25-01 (which replaces and supersedes Notice 24-12) explains that the custom slaughtering, butchering, cutting, dressing, processing, and packaging of an animal for human consumption …
Is aviation fuel bought for aircraft used in an airline's interstate passenger or freight operations exempt from Kansas sales tax?
Yes. Aviation fuel used in aircraft that carry passengers or freight in an airline's actual interstate common-carrier operations is exempt from Kansas retailers' sales tax under K.S.A. 79-3606(f) and …
Are third-party laboratory testing services for pharmaceutical development subject to Kansas sales tax, and does the customer need an exemption certificate?
No. Laboratory testing is not one of the services enumerated as taxable under the Kansas retailers' sales tax act, so the testing charge is not subject to tax and the customer does not need an exempti…
How did Kansas sales tax apply when the State paid part or all of an eligible household's appliance purchase through the Kansas Appliance Replacement Program?
The portion paid directly by the State of Kansas was exempt, while the portion paid by the income-eligible household was taxable. The retailer's invoice and related records had to identify both Kansas…
Did checking a Kansas sales-tax exemption number online replace the retailer's duty to keep the purchaser's exemption certificate?
No. Kansas created an online service allowing a registered retailer to verify a Department-issued exemption number and view the exempt entity's identifying information and certificate expiration date.…
When were Kansas's new numbered Tax-Exempt Entity Exemption Certificates issued, and when must retailers require them?
This notice announced that the new numbered Tax-Exempt Entity Exemption Certificates (form series PR-78) had been issued -- more than 8,500 Kansas exempt entities received them since November 1, 2004.…
Why did Kansas start assigning Tax-Exempt Identification Numbers and numbered certificates to exempt entities, effective January 1, 2005?
Under Sections 16 and 21 of 2004 House Bill 2375, effective January 1, 2005, entities exempt under K.S.A. 79-3606 must provide a Tax-Exempt Identification Number issued by the Department, on a special…
When did a Kansas school district have to collect sales tax on cafeteria meals, seminar lunches, and meals sold to a civic group?
The district had to collect tax on every cafeteria meal sold to outsiders such as parents, even if outsider sales were 10% or less. At an off-campus seminar, a direct meal purchase by an exempt school…
What new Kansas sales tax exemptions took effect on January 1, 2005?
This notice lists Kansas sales/use tax exemptions effective for sales on or after January 1, 2005: purchases and sales by three named IRC 501(c)(3) charities (K.S.A. 79-3606(vv)); aircraft repair part…
Could a mechanical contractor rent fabrication equipment tax-free because it would be used to build machinery that qualified for Kansas's integrated-production exemption?
No. A mechanical contractor could claim exemption for materials it fabricated into qualifying integrated-production machinery, but not for tools or equipment used to perform that fabrication. The rent…
Is meat bought to be processed and then sold at retail exempt from Kansas sales tax as an ingredient or component part?
Yes. The Department advised that meat purchased to be processed and ultimately sold at retail to consumers is exempt from Kansas sales tax as an ingredient or component part under K.S.A. 79-3606(m). T…
Is a religious organization's direct purchase of hotel accommodations exempt from Kansas sales tax with a proper exemption certificate?
Yes. The Department advised that a direct purchase of hotel accommodations by a Kansas or out-of-state religious organization is exempt from Kansas sales tax when supported by a properly completed exe…
Can a company buy ATVs and watercraft tax-free if it modifies them and resells them?
Yes, the purchases are exempt. The Department agreed that a company buying all-terrain vehicles and watercraft to modify and then resell — to a dealer or an end user — may acquire them without paying …
Are hand tools sold to a Kansas manufacturer exempt from sales tax if the manufacturer uses them in production?
Exempt when the manufacturer's use test is met. The Department explained that Kansas law changed after the seller's 1999 inquiry: under the current integrated production exemption, K.S.A. 79-3606(kk),…
Must a nonprofit historical society collect Kansas sales tax when it sells books?
Yes. The Department ruled that a historical society must collect the appropriate Kansas sales tax on its sales of books whenever the purchaser cannot provide a properly completed exemption certificate…
Are a church's telephone charges exempt from Kansas sales tax?
They are exempt if the church pays and uses the phones only for religious purposes. The Department ruled that telephone charges to a church are exempt from state and local sales tax when the church it…
Is water used to water livestock held for resale subject to Kansas sales tax?
It is exempt from both state and local sales tax. The Department ruled that sales of water used exclusively to water livestock held for resale are exempt because the water is 'consumed in production,'…
Is a 501(c)(3) organization exempt from Kansas sales tax on food it buys to prepare meals for senior citizen sites?
Yes — the purchases qualify for exemption. The Department ruled that a 501(c)(3) organization preparing meals for senior citizen sites falls within the K.S.A. 79-3606(v) exemption, which covers 'all s…
Are semi-trailers sold to farmers and ranchers exempt from Kansas sales tax as farm machinery and equipment?
Yes, if they qualify as farm trailers. The Department ruled that semi-trailers (grain, flatbed, dump, tank, van) are exempt from Kansas sales and compensating tax when they are designed for farm or ra…
Does a restaurant have to charge Kansas sales tax on meals it sells to a school district, or can it sell them tax-free?
The restaurant can sell tax-free with a certificate. Restaurant meals are normally taxable under K.S.A. 79-3603(d), but a school district's direct purchases are exempt under K.S.A. 79-3606(c). The Dep…
Does a qualifying parent-teacher organization (PTO) get the Kansas sales and compensating tax exemption, and how does it differ from a booster club?
Yes — this organization qualifies. The Department recognized the requesting group as a parent-teacher organization (PTO) exempt from Kansas retailers' sales and compensating tax under K.S.A. 79-3606(y…
Are mineral oil purchases used in the grain handling business exempt from Kansas sales tax as property consumed in production?
Yes. The Department ruled that mineral oil purchases fall within the K.S.A. 79-3606(n) exemption for tangible personal property consumed in the production, manufacture, processing, or compounding of t…
Does an organization qualify as a religious organization for the Kansas sales tax exemption on purchases used exclusively for religious purposes?
Yes — the Department found the organization qualifies as a religious organization, so its direct purchases used exclusively for religious purposes are exempt from Kansas retailers' sales tax under K.S…
Does an out-of-state religious organization operating in Kansas qualify for the Kansas sales tax exemption on purchases used exclusively for religious purposes?
Yes — the Department found the organization is a religious organization, so its direct purchases used exclusively for religious purposes are exempt under K.S.A. 79-3606(aaa). A not-for-profit charitab…
Does an organization qualify as a religious organization for the Kansas sales tax exemption, and what if it includes lay people and businesses?
Yes for this organization — the Department found it is a religious organization, so its direct purchases used exclusively for religious purposes are exempt under K.S.A. 79-3606(aaa). A qualifying reli…
Can a library buy books free of Kansas sales tax, and does it get a tax-exempt number?
It depends on the library's legal status — libraries as such do not qualify for a Kansas sales-tax exemption, but a library that operates as a political subdivision enjoys the exemption K.S.A. 79-3606…
What counts as property and services 'used exclusively for religious purposes' for the Kansas 79-3606(aaa) exemption?
K.S.A. 79-3606(aaa) exempts sales of property and services purchased by a 501(c)(3) religious organization and used exclusively for religious purposes. The Department explained that 'used exclusively'…
Is the sale, or the sale and installation, of farm machinery and equipment subject to Kansas sales tax?
The sale of qualifying farm machinery and equipment (and the service of repairing it) is exempt from Kansas sales tax, but the installation of farm equipment is taxable unless it is done in connection…
Are utilities at a home used for a business taxed as residential or commercial in Kansas?
It depends on how the home is used. Kansas imposes state and local sales tax on gas, water, electricity, and heat sold to commercial consumers. Where a home's business use is de minimis or insubstanti…
When did the Kansas religious-organization exemption take effect, and are a church's utilities exempt?
The exemption began July 1, 1998, with no refund for earlier purchases. 1998 Senate Bill No. 493 added a new sales tax exemption for religious organizations under K.S.A. 79-3606(aaa), effective July 1…
Does a ministry qualify for the 1998 Kansas religious-organization sales tax exemption, and how does it claim it?
Exempt, if claimed properly. The Ministry provided its by-laws and an IRS letter, which established that it qualifies as a religious organization within the meaning of 1998 Senate Bill No. 493. Accord…
Is a church's telephone service exempt from Kansas sales tax, and how does the church claim the exemption?
A church's telephone service used exclusively for religious purposes is exempt from Kansas retailers' sales tax under K.S.A. 79-3606(aaa), which exempts purchases by a 501(c)(3) religious organization…
Can a church buy its utilities free of Kansas sales tax, and what if the utility serves both exempt and taxable uses?
Yes, when used exclusively for religious purposes. Under K.S.A. 79-3606(aaa), a 501(c)(3) religious organization's purchases used exclusively for religious purposes — including utilities — can be boug…
How does a Kansas religious organization claim its sales tax exemption, and does it cover fuel or out-of-state purchases?
A religious organization claims the exemption with a certificate, not an exemption number, by giving vendors a completed exemption certificate for qualifying purchases under K.S.A. 79-3606(aaa). The e…
Is a church's direct purchase exempt from Kansas sales tax, and how does it claim the religious-organization exemption?
Yes. The Department determined that the church is a 'religious organization' under K.S.A. 79-3606(aaa), so its direct purchases used exclusively for religious purposes are exempt from Kansas retailers…
What must a seller obtain to make tax-exempt sales of pianos, repair labor, and parts to a religious organization?
A seller making tax-exempt sales to a religious organization — including selling a piano, labor to repair and maintain pianos, and repair or replacement parts — must obtain a properly completed exempt…
Must a Kansas buyer pay the compensating use tax billed by an out-of-state seller that has no Kansas warehouse, absent an exemption certificate?
Yes. An out-of-state seller registered to collect Kansas compensating (use) tax shipped equipment to a Kansas buyer and billed the tax; the buyer refused, arguing the seller had no Kansas warehouse. T…
How were retailers supposed to handle Kansas's replacement tax-exempt entity certificates?
Retailers could honor an existing tax-exempt entity certificate until its printed expiration date, but had to obtain the replacement certificate as exempt customers made purchases. New certificates be…
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These are official tax letter rulings and advisory opinions issued by Kansas's revenue authority in response to questions from specific taxpayers about how the tax law applies to their facts. A ruling is binding on the department only for the taxpayer who requested it and cannot be relied on by anyone else, but it is strong evidence of how the state reads the law. Every ruling above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original source.