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Kansas Food Sales Tax: Exploring Policy and Research

Under legislation passed in Kansas in 2022, the state sales tax on food and food ingredients was reduced to 2.0 percent on Jan. 1, 2024, and will be reduced to 0.0 percent on Jan. 1, 2025. Food and food ingredients are still subject to sales taxes imposed by Kansas cities and counties. This brief provides an overview of local sales tax rates applied to food in Kansas counties and describes food sales tax policies implemented by other states. It also examines the potential health outcomes of removing sales tax on food.

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Nov 20, 2024

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