If you have items of income that are taxable on your federal return but not to Kansas, those items must be reported on Schedule S, Part A. Complete all applicable fields on this page to report any subtractions from your federal Adjusted Gross Income.
Social Security Benefits
Enter the amount of social security benefits received in 2025 under the Social Security Act (including SSI) to the extent these benefits are included in your federal AGI. Do not make an entry if your Social Security benefit is not subject to federal income tax.
KPERS Lump Sum Distributions
Enter amounts withdrawn from a qualified retirement account. Include any earnings thereon to the extent that the amounts withdrawn were
1) Originally received as a KPERS lump sum payment at retirement and rolled over into a qualified retirement account, and
2) The amount is included in your Federal Adjusted Gross Income (Line 1 of Form K-40).
Do not make an entry if the amount withdrawn consists of income originally received from retirement annuity contracts purchased for faculty and others employed by the State Board of Regents or by educational institutions under its management with either their direct contributions or through salary reduction plans or, a pension received from any Kansas first class city that is not covered by the Kansas Public Employee's Retirement System.
Interest on US Government Obligations
Enter any interest or dividend income received from obligations or securities of any authority, commission or instrumentality of the United States and its possessions that was included in your Federal Adjusted Gross Income. This includes the Federal Land Bank, U.S. Savings Bonds and Treasury Bills. Reduce the interest amount by any related expenses (trustee fees, etc.) directly incurred in the purchase of these securities.
State or Local Income Tax Refunds
Enter any state or local income tax refund included as income on your federal return.
Retirement Benefits
If you are receiving retirement benefits/pay, enter benefits exempt from Kansas income tax (do not include Social Security benefits) in this field. Enter the total amount of benefits received from these plans that was included in your Federal Adjusted Gross Income. Exempt retirement benefits include the following.
Federal Retirement Benefits Federal Civil Service Retirement or Disability Fund payments and any other amounts received as retirement benefits from employment by the federal government or for service in the United States Armed Forces.
Kansas Pension Plans Kansas Public Employees' Retirement Annuities; Kansas Police and Fireman's Retirement System Pensions; Kansas Teachers' Retirement Annuities; Kansas Highway Patrol Pensions; Justices and Judges Retirement System; Board of Public Utilities; income from retirement annuity contracts purchased for faculty and others employed by the State Board of Regents or by educational institutions under its management with either their direct contributions or through salary reduction plans; amounts received by retired employees of Washburn University as retirement and pension benefits under the university's retirement plan; and, certain pensions received from Kansas first class cities that are not covered by the Kansas Public Employees' Retirement System.
Railroad Retirement Benefits Any retirement plan administered by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, including U.S. Railroad Retirement Benefits, Tier I, Tier II, dual vested benefits, and supplemental annuities.
Nonresident Military Compensation
If you are a nonresident of Kansas but are stationed in Kansas due to military orders, you must file a Kansas return if you received income from Kansas sources. Only income from Kansas sources is used to determine the Kansas income tax due for nonresident military service members. Nonresident service members will subtract out the amount of their military compensation on Schedule S, line A15. Also enter any Kansas income for services performed by a non-military spouse of a nonresident military service member when the spouse resides in Kansas solely because the service member is stationed in Kansas under military orders.
Learning Quest contributions
Enter contributions deposited in the Learning Quest Education Savings Program (LQESP) or qualified 529 tuition programs (as defined under IRC Section 529) established by another state, up to $3,000 per student (beneficiary); or $6,000 per student (beneficiary) if your filing status is married filing joint. You may have your direct deposit refund sent directly to your LQESP account. Visit http://learningquest.com for details about saving money for higher education. For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, contributions made to a qualified tuition program account or a qualified ABLE program account on and after January 1 but prior to the date required for filing a return of the successive taxable year may be elected by the taxpayer to apply to the prior taxable year if such election is made at the time of filing the return. No contribution shall be used as a modification pursuant to this paragraph in more than one taxable year.
Armed Forces Recruitment, Sign-up or Retention Bonus
Enter any recruitment, sign up or retention bonus amounts you received as an incentive to join, enlist or remain in the armed forces (including Kansas Army and Air National Guard), to the extent they are included in your Federal Adjusted Gross Income. Include amounts you received for repayment of educational or student loans incurred by you or for which you are obligated that you received as a result of your service in the armed forces of the United States, to the extent included in your Federal Adjusted Gross Income.
Global intangible low-taxed income
For all taxable years commencing after December 31, 2020, enter 100% of global intangible low-taxed income under section 951A of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, that is included in federal taxable income before any deductions allowed under section 250(a)(1)(B) of such code.
Disallowed business interest deduction
For all taxable years commencing after December 31, 2020, the amount of any interest expense paid or accrued in the current taxable year and disallowed as a deduction pursuant to section 163(j) of the federal internal revenue code. An interest expense is considered paid or accrued only in the first taxable year the deduction would have been allowable pursuant to section 163 of the federal internal revenue code if the limitation pursuant to section 163(j) of the federal internal revenue code did not exist.
Disallowed business meal expenses
For taxable years commencing after December 31, 2020, enter the amount disallowed as a deduction from federal taxable income pursuant to section 274 of the federal internal revenue code of 1986 for meal expenditures shall be allowed to the extent such expense was deductible for determining federal income tax and was allowed and in effect on December 31, 2017.
Contributions to an ABLE savings account
Enter contributions deposited in an Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account established under the Kansas ABLE savings program or a qualified ABLE program established and maintained by another state or agency or instrumentality thereof (as defined under I.R.C. ยง 529A) up to $3,000 per beneficiary; or $6,000 per beneficiary if your filing status is married filing joint.
For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, contributions made to a qualified tuition program account or a qualified ABLE program account on and after January 1 but prior to the date required for filing a return of the successive taxable year may be elected by the taxpayer to apply to the prior taxable year if such election is made at the time of filing the return. No contribution shall be used as a modification pursuant to this paragraph in more than one taxable year. For details about ABLE saving accounts for qualified disability expenses, please visit Kansas ABLE Saving Plans at https://savewithable.com/ks/home.html.
Kansas expensing deduction
Enter the amount of your Kansas expensing deduction from Schedule K-120EX and enclose a copy of your completed K-120EX and federal Form(s) 4562. Also enclose any schedule necessary to enable the Department of Revenue to reconcile the federal Form 4562 amounts to the expensing claimed on the K-120EX. Important-The deduction must qualify under IRC Section 168: Modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS).
Qualified Contributions to a First Time Home Buyer savings account
For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, enter (1) the amount contributed to a first-time home buyer savings account pursuant to K.S.A. 58-4903, and amendments thereto, in an amount not to exceed $3,000 for an individual or $6,000 for a married couple filing a joint return; or (2) amounts received as income earned from assets in a first-time home buyer savings account.
For all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, contributions made to a first-time home buyer savings account on and after January 1 but prior to the date required for filing a return of the successive taxable year may be elected by the taxpayer to apply to the prior taxable year if such election is made at the time of filing the return. No contribution shall be used as a modification in more than one taxable year.
Enter any qualified contributions made to a First Time Home Buyer savings account.
Other Subtractions
Total the following subtractions from your federal adjusted gross income and enter here. You may NOT subtract the amount of your income reported to another state.
Qualified Contributions to an adoption savings account
Enter on line A24, as a subtraction modification, the amount contributed to an adoption savings account, in an amount not to exceed $6,000 for an individual or $12,000 for a married couple filing a joint return, per account, and amounts received as income earned from assets in an adoption savings account.