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Sales tax on labor in Kansas: taxed on repairs to things, not on new construction; building repairs and installation depend on the job
In Kansas, labor is taxed on repairs to things but not taxed on new construction; for building repairs and installation it depends on the job. Read from Kansas's own revenue pages, checked November 6, 2026, with every answer quoted below.
Repairing a thing in Kansas
Taxed. Labor to repair, service or maintain a thing (a dishwasher and a restaurant stove) is taxable, even at a home and even when the item is built in. Tax is on the whole bill, parts and labor.
- “The labor charged by repairmen to repair, service, alter, or maintain tangible personal property is also generally subject to sales tax. ... Generally, sales tax is due on labor services even when the tangible personal property is fastened to, connected with, or built into real property, such as the repair of a restaurant's stove, oven, etc.” — Pub. KS-1525 Sales & Use Tax for Contractors, Subcontractors and Repairmen, no date on the page
- “Kansas sales tax is due on the total charge to the customer on the repair of tangible personal property.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
- “Labor services are not automatically exempt simply because they are performed at a residential property. The following services are taxable: 1) labor to install tangible personal property as part of its retail sale — i.e., appliances, draperies, etc. and, 2) labor to repair tangible personal property — i.e., dishwashers, washers/dryers, TVs, etc.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
Repairing a home or building in Kansas
It depends. Repairs to a home (a residence) are not taxed on the labor. Repairs and remodeling on an existing commercial building are taxable labor (for example plumbing, electrical, HVAC, roofing and painting). The contractor pays tax on materials either way.
- “Services performed to install or apply tangible personal property are exempt from sales tax when the services involve the original construction, reconstruction, restoration, remodeling, renovation, repair or replacement of a residence.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
- “Taxable labor services in Kansas are the services of installing, applying, servicing, repairing, altering, or maintaining tangible personal property performed on real property projects in the general category of commercial remodel work.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
Installation work in Kansas
It depends. Installing building materials into a home or into new construction: labor not taxed. Installing on an existing commercial building: taxable. Installing an item as part of selling it (appliances and draperies) is taxable even at a home. What it turns on: whether the item is sold with installation as a retail item (taxable everywhere), and otherwise whether the work is at a residence/original construction (exempt) or commercial remodel (taxable)
- “Services performed to install or apply tangible personal property are exempt from sales tax when the services involve the original construction, reconstruction, restoration, remodeling, renovation, repair or replacement of a residence.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
- “Labor services are not automatically exempt simply because they are performed at a residential property. The following services are taxable: 1) labor to install tangible personal property as part of its retail sale — i.e., appliances, draperies, etc. and, 2) labor to repair tangible personal property — i.e., dishwashers, washers/dryers, TVs, etc.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
- “Taxable labor services in Kansas are the services of installing, applying, servicing, repairing, altering, or maintaining tangible personal property performed on real property projects in the general category of commercial remodel work.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
New construction in Kansas
Not taxed. Labor on original construction of a building is not taxed. The contractor pays sales tax when buying the materials.
- “Labor services involving the installation or application of tangible personal property performed in connection with the original construction of a building, facility are exempt from sales tax.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
- “All materials and parts purchased by contractors and contractor-retailers for use in original construction, remodeling, or repair projects are TAXABLE.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
Listing labor separately on the bill in Kansas
It depends. On a job mixing taxable and non-taxable work, the non-taxable part must be listed separately or the whole charge is taxed.
- “Kansas sales tax is due on the total charge to the customer on the repair of tangible personal property.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
- “CAUTION: If excavation or other nontaxable services are not separately stated on the invoice, then all charges are taxable.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
Materials on jobs in Kansas
What Kansas's own pages say about the materials:
- “All materials and parts purchased by contractors and contractor-retailers for use in original construction, remodeling, or repair projects are TAXABLE.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
Trade services Kansas taxes
The services Kansas's own pages name as taxed, each in the page's words:
- “The application of herbicides, pesticides or fertilizers within the state of Kansas is a taxable service.”
- Commercial landscaping, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, roofing, painting (existing commercial buildings): “Examples of taxable labor services performed in, on or around an existing commercial building or facility include but are not limited to: remodeling its interior or exterior; painting or wallpapering; repairing damage caused by a broken water line; installing or repairing its driveways, fences, parking lots, and sidewalks; landscaping — planting trees, shrubs, and flowers, installing irrigation, timbers; plumbing, electrical or HVAC work; roofing, siding and guttering; and, changing light bulbs.”
Where Kansas's list of services comes from
- “Taxable labor services in Kansas are the services of installing, applying, servicing, repairing, altering, or maintaining tangible personal property performed on real property projects in the general category of commercial remodel work.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
- “Cleaning services, such as air-duct cleaning, carpet cleaning, chimney sweeping, dusting, drain cleaning, house cleaning, septic tank cleaning, snow removal, swimming pool cleaning, and vacuuming are exempt if the only service provided is cleaning.” — Pub. KS-1525, no date on the page
- “Kansas tax law does not impose a sales tax on fees charged for providing any of the following services: lawn mowing & trimming ... snow shoveling & plowing” — Lawn & Garden Care, Pest Control, Fertilizer Application, Landscaping & Retail Sales (EDU-30), no date on the page
- “The application of herbicides, pesticides or fertilizers within the state of Kansas is a taxable service.” — EDU-30, no date on the page
What was not checked for Kansas
- The Kansas Pub. KS-1525 web page shows no publication or revision date.
Check with the Kansas Department of Revenue
Before you bill: check with the Kansas Department of Revenue. As of November 6, 2026.
This is a plain-words summary of each state's own revenue guidance as of November 6, 2026, not tax advice. Rules have exceptions, and cities and counties can add taxes of their own. Check with the state's tax department, linked on every state's page, before you bill.
Compare Kansas with every state's answer, or with its neighbours just below.
Official sources for Kansas
- Pub. KS-1525 — no date shown
- EDU-30 — no date shown
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