Kansas tax return changes for 2026

• Standard deduction: $3,605 single, $8,240 married filing jointly, with separate amounts for head of household and married filing separately.
• Exemption allowance: $18,320 for joint filers and $9,160 for other statuses, plus $2,320 for each dependent.
• An extra $2,320 exemption is allowed for each child born in the year and for each qualified disabled veteran.

Notice 26-11 explains SB 269, which cuts individual rates when revenue exceeds an inflation-adjusted base and the budget stabilization fund holds at least 15% of prior-year receipts. The fund passed the test for FY 2026 but revenue did not, so there will be no rate reduction for tax year 2027.

Notice 26-08 covers HB 2602. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026, a hiring business may subtract contributions it makes to an independent contractor’s portable benefit plan, and the contractor may subtract contributions included in federal AGI, in each case without a double benefit.

If a business client starts contributing, record those amounts separately from contractor fees. HelloBooks already tracks contractor payments for 1099 purposes, so a separate expense account keeps the two apart. Kansas sales tax is at /us/sales-tax/kansas.