Session of 1998
                   
HOUSE BILL No. 2755
         
By Representatives Landwehr, Aurand, Ballard, Ballou, Boston, Comp-
                ton, Cook, Dahl, Dean, Faber, Farmer, Findley, Flower, Franklin,
                Freeborn, Geringer, Gilbert, Gilmore, Gregory, Haley, Hayzlett, Hel-
                gerson, Henry, Horst, Howell, Humerickhouse, Hutchins, Jennison,
                Kejr, Klein, Phill Kline, P. Long, Mason, Mayans, Mays, McCreary,
                Mollenkamp, Morrison, Myers, Neufeld, Nichols, O'Connor, O'Neal,
                Osborne, Packer, Palmer, J. Peterson, Pottorff, Powell, Powers, Presta,
                Ruff, Sawyer, Schwartz, Shallenburger, Shore, Showalter, Shultz,
                Swenson, Tanner, Thimesch, Toplikar, Vickrey, Vining, Wagle and
                Wilson
               
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          18             AN ACT relating to income taxation; providing credits therefrom for de-
19             pendent education expenses and teaching aid contributions; amending
20             K.S.A. 79-32,117 and repealing the existing section.
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22       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
23           New Section 1. For all taxable years commencing after December
24       31, 1997, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax liability imposed
25       under the Kansas income tax act upon an individual who is certificated
26       to instruct and educate students of grades kindergarten through 12 in an
27       accredited school, whether public or otherwise, an amount, not to exceed
28       $500, equal to the purchase costs of equipment, materials or other teach-
29       ing aids for use in the classroom to assist in the education of the students
30       of such individual. If the amount of such tax credit exceeds the individual's
31       income tax liability for the appropriate taxable year, such excess amount
32       shall be refunded.
33           New Sec. 2. For all taxable years commencing after December 31,
34       1997, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax liability imposed
35       under the Kansas income tax act upon an individual amounts incurred
36       during the taxable year for education expenses for all dependents of such
37       individual attending an elementary or secondary school which is located
38       in Kansas which adheres to the provisions of the federal civil rights act
39       of 1964 and the Kansas act against discrimination, and attendance at
40       which satisfies the requirements of K.S.A. 72-1111, and amendments
41       thereto. As used in this section: ``Education expenses'' include, but are
42       not limited to, textbooks and other instructional materials and equipment
43       and computer hardware and software. The amount of such credit shall

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  1       be 25% of the amounts paid for education expenses in excess of $250,
  2       but shall not exceed $500 expended for all dependents in any taxable
  3       year. If the amount of such tax credit exceeds the individual's income tax
  4       liability for the appropriate taxable year, such excess amount shall be
  5       refunded.
  6           Sec. 3. K.S.A. 79-32,117 is hereby amended to read as follows: 79-
  7       32,117. (a) The Kansas adjusted gross income of an individual means such
  8       individual's federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year, with the
  9       modifications specified in this section.
10           (b) There shall be added to federal adjusted gross income:
11           (i) Interest income less any related expenses directly incurred in the
12       purchase of state or political subdivision obligations, to the extent that
13       the same is not included in federal adjusted gross income, on obligations
14       of any state or political subdivision thereof, but to the extent that interest
15       income on obligations of this state or a political subdivision thereof issued
16       prior to January 1, 1988, is specifically exempt from income tax under the
17       laws of this state authorizing the issuance of such obligations, it shall be
18       excluded from computation of Kansas adjusted gross income whether or
19       not included in federal adjusted gross income. Interest income on obli-
20       gations of this state or a political subdivision thereof issued after Decem-
21       ber 31, 1987, shall be excluded from computation of Kansas adjusted
22       gross income whether or not included in federal adjusted gross income.
23           (ii) Taxes on or measured by income or fees or payments in lieu of
24       income taxes imposed by this state or any other taxing jurisdiction to the
25       extent deductible in determining federal adjusted gross income and not
26       credited against federal income tax. This paragraph shall not apply to taxes
27       imposed under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-1107 or 79-1108, and amend-
28       ments thereto, for privilege tax year 1995, and all such years thereafter.
29           (iii) The federal net operating loss deduction.
30           (iv) Federal income tax refunds received by the taxpayer if the de-
31       duction of the taxes being refunded resulted in a tax benefit for Kansas
32       income tax purposes during a prior taxable year. Such refunds shall be
33       included in income in the year actually received regardless of the method
34       of accounting used by the taxpayer. For purposes hereof, a tax benefit
35       shall be deemed to have resulted if the amount of the tax had been de-
36       ducted in determining income subject to a Kansas income tax for a prior
37       year regardless of the rate of taxation applied in such prior year to the
38       Kansas taxable income, but only that portion of the refund shall be in-
39       cluded as bears the same proportion to the total refund received as the
40       federal taxes deducted in the year to which such refund is attributable
41       bears to the total federal income taxes paid for such year. For purposes
42       of the foregoing sentence, federal taxes shall be considered to have been
43       deducted only to the extent such deduction does not reduce Kansas tax-

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  1       able income below zero.
  2           (v) The amount of any depreciation deduction or business expense
  3       deduction claimed on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for any
  4       capital expenditure in making any building or facility accessible to the
  5       handicapped, for which expenditure the taxpayer claimed the credit al-
  6       lowed by K.S.A. 79-32,177, and amendments thereto.
  7           (vi) Any amount of designated employee contributions picked up by
  8       an employer pursuant to K.S.A. 12-5005, 20-2603, 74-4919 and 74-4965,
  9       and amendments to such sections.
10           (vii) The amount of any charitable contribution made to the extent
11       the same is claimed as the basis for the credit allowed pursuant to K.S.A.
12       79-32,196, and amendments thereto.
13           (viii) The amount of any contribution made to an elementary or sec-
14       ondary school to the extent the same is claimed as the basis for the credit
15       allowed pursuant to section 1.
16           (c) There shall be subtracted from federal adjusted gross income:
17           (i) Interest or dividend income on obligations or securities of any
18       authority, commission or instrumentality of the United States and its pos-
19       sessions less any related expenses directly incurred in the purchase of
20       such obligations or securities, to the extent included in federal adjusted
21       gross income but exempt from state income taxes under the laws of the
22       United States.
23           (ii) Any amounts received which are included in federal adjusted
24       gross income but which are specifically exempt from Kansas income tax-
25       ation under the laws of the state of Kansas.
26           (iii) The portion of any gain or loss from the sale or other disposition
27       of property having a higher adjusted basis for Kansas income tax purposes
28       than for federal income tax purposes on the date such property was sold
29       or disposed of in a transaction in which gain or loss was recognized for
30       purposes of federal income tax that does not exceed such difference in
31       basis, but if a gain is considered a long-term capital gain for federal in-
32       come tax purposes, the modification shall be limited to that portion of
33       such gain which is included in federal adjusted gross income.
34           (iv) The amount necessary to prevent the taxation under this act of
35       any annuity or other amount of income or gain which was properly in-
36       cluded in income or gain and was taxed under the laws of this state for a
37       taxable year prior to the effective date of this act, as amended, to the
38       taxpayer, or to a decedent by reason of whose death the taxpayer acquired
39       the right to receive the income or gain, or to a trust or estate from which
40       the taxpayer received the income or gain.
41           (v) The amount of any refund or credit for overpayment of taxes on
42       or measured by income or fees or payments in lieu of income taxes im-
43       posed by this state, or any taxing jurisdiction, to the extent included in

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  1       gross income for federal income tax purposes.
  2           (vi) Accumulation distributions received by a taxpayer as a beneficiary
  3       of a trust to the extent that the same are included in federal adjusted
  4       gross income.
  5           (vii) Amounts received as annuities under the federal civil service
  6       retirement system from the civil service retirement and disability fund
  7       and other amounts received as retirement benefits in whatever form
  8       which were earned for being employed by the federal government or for
  9       service in the armed forces of the United States.
10           (viii) Amounts received by retired railroad employees as a supple-
11       mental annuity under the provisions of 45 U.S.C. 228b (a) and 228c (a)(1)
12       et seq.
13           (ix) Amounts received by retired employees of a city and by retired
14       employees of any board of such city as retirement allowances pursuant to
15       K.S.A. 13-14,106, and amendments thereto, or pursuant to any charter
16       ordinance exempting a city from the provisions of K.S.A. 13-14,106, and
17       amendments thereto.
18           (x) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1976, the amount
19       of the federal tentative jobs tax credit disallowance under the provisions
20       of 26 U.S.C. 280 C. For taxable years ending after December 31, 1978,
21       the amount of the targeted jobs tax credit and work incentive credit dis-
22       allowances under 26 U.S.C. 280 C.
23           (xi) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986, dividend
24       income on stock issued by Kansas Venture Capital, Inc.
25           (xii) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1989, amounts
26       received by retired employees of a board of public utilities as pension and
27       retirement benefits pursuant to K.S.A. 13-1246, 13-1246a and 13-1249
28       and amendments thereto.
29           (xiii) For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993, the
30       amount of income earned on contributions deposited to an individual
31       development account under K.S.A. 79-32,117h, and amendments thereto.
32           (xiv) For all taxable years commencing after December 31, 1996, that
33       portion of any income of a bank organized under the laws of this state or
34       any other state, a national banking association organized under the laws
35       of the United States, an association organized under the savings and loan
36       code of this state or any other state, or a federal savings association or-
37       ganized under the laws of the United States, for which an election as an
38       S corporation under subchapter S of the federal internal revenue code is
39       in effect, which accrues to the taxpayer who is a stockholder of such
40       corporation and which is not distributed to the stockholders as dividends
41       of the corporation.
42           (d) There shall be added to or subtracted from federal adjusted gross
43       income the taxpayer's share, as beneficiary of an estate or trust, of the

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  1       Kansas fiduciary adjustment determined under K.S.A. 79-32,135, and
  2       amendments thereto.
  3           (e) The amount of modifications required to be made under this sec-
  4       tion by a partner which relates to items of income, gain, loss, deduction
  5       or credit of a partnership shall be determined under K.S.A. 79-32,131,
  6       and amendments thereto, to the extent that such items affect federal
  7       adjusted gross income of the partner.
  8           Sec. 4. K.S.A. 79-32,117 is hereby repealed.
  9           Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
10       publication in the statute book.
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