Rural Opportunity Zones! - Kansas Department of Commerce

MAKE KANSAS
YOUR HOME.
RURAL OPPORTUNITY ZONES
Make Kansas your home and enjoy an ideal place to live, work and raise a family. The
possibilities for building your future are endless. And thanks to the state’s Rural Opportunity
Zone program, there’s never been a better time to move to the Sunflower State.
RURAL OPPORTUNITY ZONES (ROZ) ARE 50 COUNTIES authorized to offer one or both of
the following incentives to new, full-time residents:
• Kansas income tax waivers for up to five years
• Student loan repayments up to $15,000
TA X F R E E . K S . G O V
Who’s eligible?
To be eligible for Kansas income tax waivers, individuals must have:
• Established residency in a ROZ county on or after July 1, 2011
• Lived outside Kansas for five or more years immediately prior to establishing residency in a ROZ county
• Earned less than $10,000 in Kansas Source Income in each of the five years immediately prior to
establishing residency in a ROZ county.
To be eligible for student loan repayments, individuals must:
• Establish residency in a ROZ county after July 1, 2011, and on or after the date on which the county
opts-in to the student loan program
• Hold an associate’s, bachelor’s, or post-graduate degree
• Have an outstanding student loan balance
What are the 50 ROZ counties?
Cheyenne
Rawlins
Decatur
Norton
Phillips
= ROZ Counties
Smith
Jewell
Republic
Marshall
Washington
Nemaha
Brown
Doniphan
Thomas
Sheridan
Graham
Rooks
Osborne
Mitchell
Cloud
Clay
Riley
Pottawatomie
Jackson
Atchison
Jefferson
Wallace
Logan
Gove
Trego
Ellis
Russell
Lincoln
Ellsworth
Greeley
Wichita
Scott
Lane
Ness
Rush
Kearny
Finney
Hodgeman
Gray
Ford
Stanton
Grant
Haskell
Shawnee
Dickinson
Geary
Saline
Marion
Stafford
Reno
Harvey
Edwards
Butler
Johnson
Franklin
Miami
Coffey
Anderson
Linn
Woodson
Allen
Bourbon
Wilson
Neosho
Lyon
McPherson
Wyandotte
Osage
Morris
Chase
Pawnee
Kiowa
Douglas
Wabaunsee
Barton
Rice
Hamilton
Ottawa
Leavenworth
Sherman
Greenwood
Sedgwick
Pratt
Kingman
Crawford
Elk
Morton
Stevens
Seward
Meade
Clark
Barber
Comanche
Harper
Sumner
Cowley
Montgomery Labette
Chautauqua
Cherokee
Visit TaxFree.ks.gov to find:
• Clickable map with county-specific information
• Frequently asked questions
• Program guidelines and application
• Student loan repayment information
• State income tax exemption information
For more information on the ROZ program, call (785) 296-6815
or email [email protected]. TTY: 711
Photos courtesy of Michael C. Snell, Russell County Economic Development & CVB and Scott City Chamber and Economic Development
Department of Commerce