Kansas Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations
The Kansas Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations (KACIR) engages in a continuous study of the services provided by the various levels of government within the state. By monitoring a wide range of governmental relations, the Council helps to promote cooperation and efficiency within government; thereby helping the leaders in Kansas work together more efficiently.
Together, the Kansas Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Relations (KACIR) and the Kansas Department of Revenue determined a need for the State of Kansas to produce comprehensive tax studies that inform legislators and the public how the state tax burden is distributed among the population. Analyses of such studies can provide information regarding how specific proposals might change that burden.
Three studies were undertaken by the Hugo Wall School faculty under the auspices of the Kansas Public Finance Center at Wichita State University. The studies were funded by the Kansas Department of Revenue. The studies are as follows: Erosion of the Kansas Property Tax Base, Dr. Glenn Fisher, Principal Investigator; Erosion of the Kansas Sales Tax Base, Dr. John Wong, Principal Investigator; and Local Debt Affordability in Kansas, Dr. Bart Hildreth, Principal Investigator.