Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 79-4222

  • Director: means the director of taxation. See Kansas Statutes 79-4216
  • Gas: means natural gas, and all other raw, unrefined gas or gases, all constituent parts of any such gas or gases and refined products derived from any such gas or gases, including, but not limited to, methane, ethane, propane, butane and helium, taken from below the surface of the earth or water in this state, regardless of whether from a gas well or from a well also productive of oil or any other product. See Kansas Statutes 79-4216
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oil: means petroleum, or other crude oil, condensate, casinghead gasoline, or other mineral oil which is severed or withdrawn from below the surface of the soil or water in this state. See Kansas Statutes 79-4216
  • Taxpayer: means any person liable for the taxes imposed by this act. See Kansas Statutes 79-4216

When the title to any coal, oil or gas severed from the earth or water is in dispute and the purchaser of such coal, oil or gas is withholding payments on account of litigation, or for any other reason, such purchaser is hereby authorized, empowered and required to deduct from the gross amount thus held the amount of the tax imposed less the amount of any credit to which the taxpayer is entitled and to make remittance thereof to the director as provided in this act.