Kansas charges sales and compensating use tax of 6.5% at the state level, and local jurisdictions add their own, which brings a typical vehicle to about 9%. A trade-in does reduce the taxable price, which is real money on the deal.
Type your own numbers and see the same car priced as cash and as a loan, with the taxes and state fees for Kansas. Nothing you type leaves this page.
To see a lease, pick a vehicle. A lease is priced on one car: what it is expected to be worth at the end (its residual) and the leasing company's money factor change by model and by month.
An estimate on the numbers you type, not an offer of credit or a quote from any dealership. Starting loan rates are Rateous's rates for each credit range and term; they are not an offer from any lender. The documentary fee starts at an example figure, the state's legal cap where it has one or $599 where it does not, not any dealership's fee; each dealership sets its own. Taxes and state fees are estimates for Kansas; the dealership's paperwork and your motor vehicle agency have the final numbers. Nothing you type is sent, saved, or used to check your credit.
The county treasurer collects the higher of the rate where the sale was made and the rate at the vehicle's registration address (Publication KS-1526), so the buyer effectively pays the registration-address rate.
Manufacturer rebates paid directly to the dealer and shown on the bill of sale are exempt from tax since July 1, 2018.
The typical local rate of 2.5% reflects the Johnson County suburbs (Overland Park 9.1% combined) and Wichita/Sedgwick County (7.5%); community improvement districts push some addresses above 11%.
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Wichita, no trade-in: the same figures the calculator above uses. The dealership's documentary fee is its own and is not included.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Title fee | $10.00 |
| Registration (est., weight based) | $39.50 |
| In all | $49.50 |
Kansas taxes a lease one payment at a time: the tax is added to each monthly payment, so you pay it as you go.
Pick your city for the exact combined rate where you register, plus what title and registration run there.
Kansas charges 6.5% at the state level and local jurisdictions add more, so a typical combined rate on a vehicle is about 9% and can reach 11% at the high end. The rate is set by the address you register the car to, so pick your city above for the exact figure.
Trade-in allowance for a motor vehicle or trailer reduces the taxable selling price (K.S.A. 79-3602).
On a $35,000 new car with a $37,000 sticker, registered in Wichita: Title fee $10.00, Registration (est., weight based) $39.50, about $49.50 in all. Automobiles 4,500 lbs or less $39.50 per year; over 4,500 lbs $49.50 (K.S.A. 8-143); plus a county service fee and the annual personal property tax on the vehicle.
No. Kansas sets no statutory cap. Each dealership sets its own documentary fee (not a government fee), and each car shows its dealership's fee.
Kansas taxes a lease one payment at a time: the tax is added to each monthly payment, so you pay it as you go.