Kansas state tax revenue tops estimate by 6.1% in first quarter of budget year

Kansas tax collections in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 wildly exceeds the official projection by $147 million on $2.57 billion in actual receipts.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: October 7, 2026

Words: 353

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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TOPEKA — The state of Kansas collected $147 million more in taxes than anticipated during the first quarter of the fiscal year as income, sales and excise revenue exceeded expectations by a combined 6.1%, state officials reported.

Fiscal analysts predicted revenue from corporate and business income taxes, retail sales and compensating use taxes, tobacco and liquor taxes, oil and gas severance taxes, as well as insurance premium and motor carrier taxes, would bring in $2.42 …

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