How to Calculate 2016 Kansas State Income Tax by Using State Income Tax Table
1. Find your income exemptions
2. Find your pretax deductions, including 401K, flexible account contributions ...
3. Find your gross income
4. Check the 2016 Kansas state tax rate and the rules to calculate state income tax
5. Calculate your state income tax step by step
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Tax rate used in calculating Kansas state tax for year 2016
State Abbreviation:
KS
State Tax Withholding State Code:
20
Acceptable Exemption Form:
>K-4<
Basis For Withholding:
>State< Exemptions
Acceptable Exemption Data:
>S, M / Number of Exemptions<
TSP Deferred:
Yes
Special Coding:
>Determine the Total Number Of Allowances Claimed field as follows:
First Position - S = Single; M = Married.
Second and Third Positions - Enter the total number of allowances claimed. If less than 10, precede with a zero.<
Additional Information:
>If an invalid state exemption code is present, SINGLE will be used in the computation of state taxes.<
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Subtract the biweekly Thrift Savings Plan contribution from the gross biweekly wages.
>Subtract the nontaxable biweekly Federal Health Benefits Plan payment(s) (includes dental and vision insurance program, and flexible spending account - health care and dependent care deductions) from the amount computed in Step 1.<
Multiply the adjusted gross biweekly wages times 26 to obtain the annual wages.
Determine the exemption allowance by applying the following guideline and subtract this amount from the result of step >3< to compute the taxable income.
Exemption Allowance = $2,250 x Number of Exemptions Claimed on Federal Form K-4
Apply the taxable income computed in step >4< to the following table to determine the Kansas tax withholding.
Tax Withholding Table
Single
or
Head Of Household
If the Amount of
Taxable Income Is:
The Amount of Kansas
Tax Withholding Should Be:
Over:
But Not
Over:
Of Excess
Over:
$ 0
$ 3,000
$ 0.00
plus
0.00%
$ 0
3,000
18,000
0.00
plus
2.7%
3,000
18,000
and over
405.00
plus
4.6%
18,000
Married
If the Amount of
Taxable Income Is:
The Amount of Kansas
Tax Withholding Should Be:
Over:
But Not
Over:
Of Excess
Over:
$ 0
$ 6,000
$ 0.00
plus
0.00%
$ 0
6,000
36,000
0.00
plus
2.7%
6,000
36,000
and over
810.00
plus
4.6%
36,000
Divide the annual Kansas tax withholding by 26 to obtain the biweekly Kansas tax withholding.