Kansas Motor Vehicle Property Tax Information System

 

Vehicle Year:
Enter the model year of the vehicle being purchased or registered. Please use four digits for the year: 1999 not 99.
Vehicle Make:
Select the make (Ford, Toyota, BMW, etc.) from the drop down menu. Use the scroll bar to find it on the list.
Vehicle Type:
Select auto, light truck or motorcycle from the drop down list. Please note: most vans and sport utility vehicles (SUV's) will be listed as light trucks.
Owner Last Initial:
Enter the first letter of the last name that will appear first on the title. For example: Doe, John. If this is a leased vehicle, enter the first letter of the name of the leasing company. For example: GMAC, Gold Key, Ford Motor Credit, Toyota Motor Credit, etc.

This Letter determines your registration expiration month. The following table shows the letters and their corresponding expiration months:
MONTH
INITIALS
January  
February A
March B
April C & D
May E, F & G
June H & I
July J, K & L
August M, N & O
September P, Q & R
October S
November T, V & W
December U, X, Y & Z
 
Purchase / Registration Date:
Enter the date of purchase, as shown as the assignment date on the back of the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin (MSO) or the title or today's date (for new Kansas residents). Use a mm/dd/yyyy (01/02/2000) format.
Vehicle Year (Trade-In):
Enter the model year of the trade in vehicle.
Vehicle Make (Trade-In):
Select the make of the trade in vehicle from the drop down menu. Use the scroll bar to find it on the list.

Note: Here are the allowable transfer types:
  • motorcycle to motorcycle only
  • Auto to auto
  • Auto to light truck
  • light truck to auto
  • light truck to light truck
Vehicle Type (Trade-In):
Select Auto, light truck or motorcycle from the drop down list.
Periods:
There may be up to three periods listed, depending on what information is entered, i.e. purchase month and registration expiration month as determined by the owner's initial.
  • Period One shows the taxes due for the months between the purchase month and the registration expiration month, or the purchase month and the end of December, which ever applies, using the depreciated value for the current year.
  • Period Two shows the taxes for the months following December 31st until your registration expiration month, using the depreciated value for the new year.
  • Period Three is used when you purchase a vehicle in the month prior to your regular registration expiration month. The first period will be for that first month with current depreciated value, the second period for the remainder of the calendar year with the current depreciated value and the third period with the months following December 31st until your registration expiration month, using the depreciated value for the new year.
                         

Example 1 : You purchase a vehicle in March and your registration expiration month is September, your tax calculation will be for 6 months of the current decal year.

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC XXX
      PERIOD 1        
                         

Example 2: You purchase a vehicle in September and your registration expiration month is in July. Period one would show the taxes from Oct. - Dec., and period two would show them from Jan. - July, all of which fall into the current decal year.

OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN        
PERIOD 1 PERIOD 2        
                         

Example 3: You purchase a vehicle in August and your registration expiration month is September. Period one would show one month of the current decal year, period two would show from Oct. - Dec. in the next decal year, and period three would show the taxes from Jan. - Sep. in that same decal year, for a total of a thirteen month registration.

SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
P1 PERIOD 2 PERIOD 3
                         
Class:
The following table shows class codes which are determined by the manufacturer's cost of the vehicle. These figures are set by the State of Kansas based on information provided by the manufacturers. The midpoint is the basis by which the depreciation is established.

For Example, If the vehicle MSRP is $18,000 * .85 = $15,300 mfg. cost, the depreciation will be established based on the midpoint of class 17 which is $15,000.
Class
Code 		Lower
Limit 		Mid
Point 		Upper
Limit 		  Class
Code 		Lower
Limit 		Mid
Point 		Upper
Limit
001 $0 $375 $749   045 $70,001 $71,000 $72,000
002 $750 $1,125 $1,499   046 $72,001 $73,000 $74,000
003 $1,500 $1,875 $2,249   047 $74,001 $75,000 $76,000
004 $2,250 $2,625 $2,999   048 $76,001 $77,000 $78,000
005 $3,000 $3,375 $3,749   049 $78,001 $79,000 $80,000
006 $3,750 $4,125 $4,499   050 $80,001 $81,000 $82,000
007 $4,500 $4,875 $5,249   051 $82,001 $83,000 $84,000
008 $5,250 $5,625 $5,999   052 $84,001 $85,000 $86,000
009 $6,000 $6,500 $6,999   053 $86,001 $87,000 $88,000
010 $7,000 $7,500 $7,999   054 $88,001 $89,000 $90,000
011 $8,000 $8,500 $8,999   055 $90,001 $91,000 $92,000
012 $9,000 $9,500 $9,999   056 $92,001 $93,000 $94,000
013 $10,000 $10,500 $10,999   057 $94,001 $95,000 $96,000
014 $11,000 $11,500 $11,999   058 $96,001 $97,000 $98,000
015 $12,000 $12,500 $12,999   059 $98,001 $99,000 $100,000
016 $13,000 $13,500 $13,999   060 $100,001 $101,000 $102,000
017 $14,000 $15,000 $15,999   061 $102,001 $103,000 $104,000
018 $16,000 $17,000 $17,999   062 $104,001 $105,000 $106,000
019 $18,000 $19,000 $19,999   063 $106,001 $107,000 $108,000
020 $20,000 $21,000 $22,000   064 $108,001 $109,000 $110,000
021 $22,001 $23,000 $24,000   065 $110,001 $111,000 $112,000
022 $24,001 $25,000 $26,000   066 $112,001 $113,000 $114,000
023 $26,001 $27,000 $28,000   067 $114,001 $115,000 $116,000
024 $28,001 $29,000 $30,000   068 $116,001 $117,000 $118,000
025 $30,001 $31,000 $32,000   069 $118,001 $119,000 $120,000
026 $32,001 $33,000 $34,000   070 $120,001 $121,000 $122,000
027 $34,001 $35,000 $36,000   071 $122,001 $123,000 $124,000
028 $36,001 $37,000 $38,000   072 $124,001 $125,000 $126,000
029 $38,001 $39,000 $40,000   073 $126,001 $127,000 $128,000
030 $40,001 $41,000 $42,000   074 $128,001 $129,000 $130,000
031 $42,001 $43,000 $44,000   075 $130,001 $131,000 $132,000
032 $44,001 $45,000 $46,000   076 $132,001 $133,000 $134,000
033 $46,001 $47,000 $48,000   077 $134,001 $135,000 $136,000
034 $48,001 $49,000 $50,000   078 $136,001 $137,000 $138,000
035 $50,001 $51,000 $52,000   079 $138,001 $139,000 $140,000
036 $52,001 $53,000 $54,000   080 $140,001 $141,000 $142,000
037 $54,001 $55,000 $56,000   081 $142,001 $143,000 $144,000
038 $56,001 $57,000 $58,000   082 $144,001 $145,000 $146,000
039 $58,001 $59,000 $60,000   083 $146,001 $147,000 $148,000
040 $60,001 $61,000 $62,000   084 $148,001 $149,000 $150,000
041 $62,001 $63,000 $64,000   085 $150,001 $151,000 $152,000
042 $64,001 $65,000 $66,000   086 $152,001 $153,000 $154,000
043 $66,001 $67,000 $68,000   087 $154,001 $155,000 $156,000
044 $68,001 $69,000 $70,000   088 $156,001 $157,000 $158,000
                 

Depreciated Value:
The depreciated value uses the midpoint of the class as the basis. It is multiplied by the depreciation rate of 15% every January 1st. This is a straight line depreciation, that is, the depreciated value for the second year would be the first year's depreciated value minus 15%, not the original value.

If the depreciated value times the mill levy is less than $24, a minimum tax of $24 is assessed.

Note: a 1999 vehicle purchased in 1998 will not depreciate until 1/1/2000.