This just in...
There has been a bill introduced into the Kansas Legislature that will repeal the sales tax exemption for churches. The exemption has been in place for 11 years and has saved churches approx. $18 million dollars per year. That is a total of approx $200 million that churches were able to use in their ministries to our communities the last 11 years.
The Kansas budget shortage has legislators looking for revenue and “churches are not that well organized and usually don’t put up much resistance” according to a former State Senator.
“The legislators do not want to go after exemptions that education/elderly/colleges/disabled presently have because those groups all fight back and have full time lobbyist.”
Therefore the church sales tax exemption money is low hanging fruit to them and in 2-3 weeks they will be acting on this.
Kansas City has a church ready to break ground on a $2 million dollar first building---if this legislation passes the cost to build this building just went up approx. $160,000.00.
Churches may differ on doctrine, but this is a cause that should unite them. Can they do it?
For additional information or to give additional input, please contact:
Tim Boyd
KNCSB Director of Communications
785-228-6800
tboyd@kncsb.org
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