Who can apply
The 2025 Kansas instructions limit this credit to residents, excluding part-year residents and nonresidents. Federal EITC eligibility and the federal amount are needed first.
What help is available
For tax year 2025, Kansas calculates the credit at 17% of federal EITC. Follow the K-40 worksheet to apply the credit and its refundable portion.
Documents to prepare
Keep the federal EITC calculation, wage records and completed K-40 worksheet. Store dependent and residency evidence with your return.
How to get started
Use the tax booklet matching the year of the return. Calculate the federal credit before completing Kansas’s EITC worksheet.
Enter the state credit and refundable amount as instructed on K-40. If the IRS has not yet calculated your federal EITC, the Kansas booklet explains filing without the credit and later amending.
After applying
Keep copies of both returns. Respond to Revenue notices using the address or secure process in the notice.
Website screenshots
These images show the pages captured in August 2026. Website screens and rules may have changed.
Common questions
Can a part-year resident claim the 2025 Kansas credit?
The 2025 booklet says this credit is for residents only.
What percentage applies for 2025?
17% of federal EITC.
Is this a monthly assistance payment?
No. It is a state tax-return credit.
What if the IRS has not calculated my federal EITC yet?
Follow Kansas’s filing and amendment instructions; do not delay a required payment without checking them.
Sources and review
Application and program details: 2025 Kansas income-tax booklet.
Historical screenshots and background: USA Assistance. Screenshots may show an earlier application interface.
Historical screenshots: source reference.