Assessment of tax of premiums, payment

40-1703. Assessment of tax of premiums, payment. On or before April 1 of each year, every insurance company shall deliver and pay to the commissioner of insurance a tax at the rate of 2% of the total amount of all premiums on fire and lightning insurance written covering risks located within this state during the preceding calendar year. History: L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-1703; L. 1941, ch. 257, § 2; L. 1957, ch. 287, § 3; L. 1979, ch. 145, § 2; L. 1984, ch. 165, § 4; July 1. Source or prior law: L. 1895, ch. 363, § 2; R.S. 1923, 40-502. Attorney General's Opinions: KPERS—disability benefits; firefighters relief association. 89-12. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Acts taxing and licensing foreign insurance companies held valid; interstate commerce. In re Insurance Tax Cases, 160 Kan. 300, 301, 302, 305, 309, 316, 161 P.2d 726. Affirmed: Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Hobbs, 328 U.S. 822, 66 S. Ct. 1360, 90 L.Ed. 1258; Aetna Insurance Co. v. Hobbs, 328 U.S. 822, 66 S. Ct. 1360, 90 L.Ed. 1258; American Indemnity Co. v. Hobbs, 328 U.S. 822, 66 S. Ct. 1361, 90 L.Ed. 1258; Pacific Mut. Life Insurance Co. v. Hobbs, 328 U.S. 822, 66 S. Ct. 1361, 90 L.Ed. 1258. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026