State sales tax on groceries drops to zero Jan. 1 

After Jan. 1, Kansans wil no longer pay state sales tax on groceries. City and county grocery taxes will still be added. Iola's is 1% and Allen County's is 1.2%.

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December 26, 2024 - 2:12 PM

Gov. Laura Kelly stopped at Mi Pueblito Meat Market, a Latino-owned grocery store in Topeka, in May 2022, to promote a reduction in the state food tax. Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — On Jan. 1, 2025, Kansans will no longer pay state sales tax on groceries. The current state tax of 2% will be reduced to zero. 

A 2022 law set out a three-year plan to reduce the state’s sales tax on groceries, which was at 6.5% in 2022. In 2023, it was reduced to 4%, and in 2024 to 2%. When the bill was introduced, Kansas had one of the highest food sales taxes, second to Mississippi with 7%. 

City and county grocery taxes will still be added. 

Iola’s is 1%, and Allen County’s is 1.2%. 

Sales taxes range from 0%, in…

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