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Kansas Continues Phase Out of Sales Tax on Groceries Starting January 1st

  • Kansas will reduce the state sales and compensating use tax rate on food and food ingredients from 4.0 percent to 2.0 percent effective January 1, 2024.
  • The rate will be further reduced to 0.0 percent on January 1, 2025.
  • Kansas defines “food and food ingredients” to include bottled water, candy, dietary supplements, soft drinks, and food sold through vending machines.
  • Kansas excludes alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and most prepared foods.
  • Food and food ingredients will continue to be subject to city and county sales taxes.

Source: sovos.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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