Brief (1)
HB 3007 would expand the information which the Kansas Department of Revenue must provide in reports requested by local units of government regarding local sales tax and transient guest tax. Under current law the director of taxation is required to provide, upon request, a monthly report identifying each retailer with a place of business in the locality as well as the amount of tax remitted by each retailer during the preceding month. The bill would include a list of the location of each business maintained by the retailer within the locality as well as the tax liability of each retailer.
HB 3007 would also provide a specific exemption to the confidentiality law governing the Department of Revenue to allow the release of the above information to local units of government.
Background
The House Committee held a hearing on HB 3007 at which time representatives from the City of Olathe and the League of Kansas Municipalities testified in favor of the bill. The conferees testified that the bill is aimed at making the sales tax and transient guest tax reports a more accurate and productive financial analysis tool at the local level.
According to the Department of Revenue HB 3007 would not impact state revenues.
1. *Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.ink.org/public/legislative/bill_search.html