Kansas tax amnesty program deadline is Oct. 15
The state’s giving Get Out of Jail Free cards to Kansans who pay their back taxes by Oct. 15.
Tuesday marks the first day of a six-week tax amnesty program that waives all interest and penalties for unpaid taxes.
The Legislature approved the tax amnesty program in hopes of raising $30 million. Jeannine Koranda, public information officer for the Kansas Department of Revenue, said the estimate came from past experience.
Koranda said the Department of Revenue last hosted an amnesty program in 2010.
She said Kansans should take advantage of the amnesty, because “there’s no guarantee that a program like this will ever come up again.”
If the plan doesn’t work, it could translate to more budget cuts. Koranda said an estimated $274.8 million in tax debt is eligible for the amnesty.
People and corporations that want to use the program need to submit an application to the Department of Revenue and pay the debt by Oct. 15 to avoid the penalties and interest.
Koranda said fees could vary for individuals and companies that pay only a portion of the back taxes.
To find more information about the amnesty program, to fill out an application and to pay taxes, go to http://www.ksrevenue.org/taxamnesty.html.
For questions about taxes or about the program, e-mail ksamnesty@kdor.ks.gov or call 785-296-6121.
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Who’s eligible?
People and corporations that owe taxes for tax periods ending on or before Dec. 31, 2013, and that meet the following criteria:
▪ Don’t have back taxes that resulted from an audit or adjustment by the IRS
▪ Are not under criminal investigation
▪ Do not have pending civil or criminal cases for nonpayment, delinquency or fraud
▪ Have not received an audit notification letter, or notice of assessment, on or after Tuesday
Source: Kansas Department of Revenue
Taxes included in the tax amnesty program
▪ Income tax (individual, corporate and fiduciary)
▪ Privilege tax
▪ Estate tax
▪ Withholding and estimated tax
▪ Sales tax (state and local)
▪ Compensating use tax (state and local)
▪ Liquor enforcement tax
▪ Liquor drink tax
▪ Cigarette and tobacco products tax
▪ Mineral severance tax
Source: Kansas Department of Revenue
This story was originally published August 31, 2015 at 6:23 PM with the headline "Kansas tax amnesty program deadline is Oct. 15."