Taxes for those visiting Topeka is about to get higher. On May 5, The Topeka City Council voted to increase the transient guest tax percentage that was going to decrease in the next couple years. Mayor Spencer Duncan said those on the Transient Guest Tax Committee have had some talks about raising the percentage to stay current. “This is an effort to just simply get in line with what the rest of the cities in our area and our size throughout Kansas are already doing,” Duncan said. “It’s an effort to stop the decrease of this, which is the current move of we don’t make any changes. It really is that simple.” The new 8.5% tax will be implemented in 2027.
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