Veteran taxes by state
Kansas veteran taxes
How Kansas treats military retired pay and Survivor Benefit Plan annuities in its income tax, and its property tax and vehicle registration relief for disabled veterans — from the state’s own pages.
On this page5 sections
- Military retired pay
- Exempttax year 2025
- SBP annuities
- Check with the state
- Property tax
- Exemption or credit
- Vehicle registration
- Fee waiver or discount
Military retired pay in Kansas
Exempttax year 2025Sources 1, 2
Kansas does not tax military retirement pay. Taxpayers subtract, on Schedule S line A14, amounts received as retirement benefits for service in the United States Armed Forces that are included in federal adjusted gross income, with no age or dollar limit stated (2025 K-40 instructions; K.S.A. 79-32,117(c)(vii)).
Survivor Benefit Plan annuities
Check with the stateSources 1, 2
The Department of Revenue’s 2025 K-40 instructions do not mention Survivor Benefit Plan annuities or survivor benefits. K.S.A. 79-32,117(c)(vii) exempts other amounts received as retirement benefits in whatever form which were earned for service in the armed forces of the United States, but neither source says whether an annuity paid to a survivor is included.
Property tax relief for disabled veterans
Exemption or creditSources 3, 4
Kansas provides property tax relief to disabled veterans through refunds claimed with the Department of Revenue; no disabled-veteran exemption from assessment appears in the sources read. A disabled veteran, defined as a Kansas resident with an honorable or general discharge and a service-connected disability rating of 50% or more, may claim the Homestead Refund (Form K-40H, up to $700, for 2025 household income of $43,389 or less) or the Property Tax Relief for Seniors and Disabled Veterans refund (Form K-40SVR, which refunds the increase in homestead property tax over a base year, for 2025 household income of $58,041 or less). For both, the home must be owned and occupied and cannot be valued at more than $350,000 (for K-40SVR, in the base year).
- K-40H: the refund is a percentage of general property tax paid, based on household income.
- K-40SVR: the base year is the first full year the claimant is a disabled veteran (or age 65 or older), owns and occupies the home, and lives in Kansas; a base year before 2021 is treated as 2021.
Surviving spouse
For K-40H, the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran (or of a service member who died in the line of duty) qualifies until remarriage; for K-40SVR, a surviving spouse qualifies only if the deceased claimant was receiving SVR benefits at death.
Vehicle registration for disabled veterans
Fee waiver or discountSource 5
Kansas charges no registration fee for the initial Disabled Veteran plate, at application or renewal, for a Kansas resident veteran entitled to VA compensation for a service-connected disability of at least 50%, or for the loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet or hands, or permanent visual impairment of both eyes (K.S.A. 8-1,145). Property tax must still be paid on the vehicle, and standard registration fees and property taxes apply to vehicles with additional Disabled Veteran plates.
- Plate: Disabled Veteran plate, with or without the international wheelchair emblem (since July 1, 2022), for an auto, motorcycle or truck registered for 20,000 pounds or less; apply with Form TR-103 at the county treasurer’s motor vehicle office.
- A person responsible for transporting a qualifying disabled veteran may also obtain the plate.
Sources
Each source was read on October 28, 2026 on the state’s own site, the normal way. The numbers in the sections above point here.