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Who must file a Kansas individual income tax return?
Important: You must file a Kansas Individual Income Tax return to receive any refund of taxes withheld, regardless of the amount of total income, or to receive the Food Sales Tax refund.
If you were a Kansas resident for the entire year, you must file a Kansas Individual Income Tax return if:
- You are required to file a federal income tax return, OR
- Your Kansas adjusted gross income is more than the total of your Kansas standard deduction and exemption allowance.
| A Kansas resident must file if he or she is: | And has gross income of at least: |
| SINGLE OR MARRIED FILING SEPARATE | |
| Under 65 | $5,250 |
| 65 or older or blind | $6,100 |
| 65 or older and blind | $6,950 |
| MARRIED FILING JOINT | |
| Under 65 (both spouses) | $10,500 |
| 65 or older or blind (one spouse) | $11,200 |
| 65 or older or blind (both spouses) | $11,900 |
| 65 or older and blind (one spouse) | $11,900 |
| 65 or older or blind (one spouse) and 65 or older and blind (other spouse) | $12,600 |
| 65 or older and blind (both spouses) | $13,300 |
| HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD | |
| Under 65 | $9,000 |
| 65 or older or blind | $9,850 |
| 65 or older and blind | $10,700 |
Important: You must file a Kansas Individual Income Tax return to receive any refund of taxes withheld, regardless of the amount of total income, or to receive the Food Sales Tax refund.
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