Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 79-4230

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • 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
  • Oil: means petroleum, or other crude oil, condensate, casinghead gasoline, or other mineral oil which is severed or withdrawn from below the surface of the soil or water in this state.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
  • Operator: means the person primarily responsible for the management and operation of coal, oil or gas productions from a lease, production unit or mine. See Kansas Statutes 79-4216
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

An oil or gas mineral severance tax return required to be submitted pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 79-4221 and amendments thereto, in addition to the provisions therein, shall be utilized to report those fees assessed by the state corporation commission pursuant to subsection (c) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 55-609 and amendments thereto or subsection (c) of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 55-711 and amendments thereto and such other information pertaining to the production on which such fees are assessed as determined necessary pursuant to a memorandum of agreement executed on behalf of the state corporation commission and the departments of revenue and health and environment. Such fees shall be payable to the state at the same time the tax is payable under the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 79-4220 and amendments thereto and they shall be remitted at the same time the tax is remitted by the purchaser or operator responsible for remitting the tax.