Typically, when Kansas collects over $1 billion in tax revenues for a given month, it’s a good month when compared to the prior year or to budget expectations. That wasn’t the case in December.
The state collection was $1.07 billion — but that was over 5 percent below estimates and almost 5 percent short of December 2024.
Shortfalls were noted in both individual income tax collections, which missed estimates by 7.6 percent and last year by almost 1 percent, and in corporate collections — which were almost 9 percent below projections and 19 percent short of the prior year.
Combined retail sales and compensating use collections were above estimates by 0.6 percent and December 2024 by 0.5 percent.
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says the December numbers “underscore that while recent tax returns have been positive, there is no guarantee these trends continue.”
