In 2017, Republicans passed landmark tax legislation that reduced taxes for most Americans. Even the New York Times<\/a> said, “Ever since President Trump signed the Republican-sponsored tax bill in December 2017, independent analyses have consistently found that a large majority of Americans would owe less because of the law. Preliminary data based on tax filings has shown the same.”<\/p>\n Had Republicans not prevailed in passing the Working Families Tax Cuts, Kansas families would have faced massive increases. The Tax Foundation<\/a> estimated that Kansans would see an average increase of $2,329 in 2026.
Tax Cuts for Families, Workers & Seniors<\/p>\n
Tax Cuts for Small Businesses<\/p>\n
Rep. Estes’ Actions on the Working Families Tax Cuts<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n SOURCES: IRS.GOV, WHITE HOUSE, AARP, WAYS & MEANS REPUBLICANS, TAX FOUNDATION<\/p>\n
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\n Makes the 2017 tax cuts permanent \u2013 protecting the average taxpayer from a 22% tax hike
\n Permanently increases the standard deduction claimed by about 94% of 4th District Kansas taxpayers
\n Permanently increases the Child Tax Credit for millions of families
\n $6,000 Senior Tax Deduction that will cover the costs of Social Security taxes for 88% of seniors, benefitting around 500,000 Kansans
\n No tax on tips,\u00a0impacting about 6% of Kansas workers
\n No tax on overtime, benefiting around 27% of Kansans who regularly work overtime and about 64% of Kansas workers in occupations that are likely elibible for overtime
\n $1,000 \u201cTrump Accounts\u201d for children born after Jan. 1, 2026, to build future financial security
\n New access to Health Savings Accounts to lower costs for millions of Americans
\n Extended paid family and medical leave credit
\n New car loan interest tax deduction on American-made vehicle purchases
\n Enhanced 529 savings accounts to make education more affordable
\n New school choice tax credits to expand education opportunities (pending adoption by the governor)
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\n Permanently restores 100% immediate expensing for research and development based on Rep. Estes’ bipartisan American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act
\n Expands and makes permanent the 199A small business deduction to 23%, impacting about 44,000 small businesses in Kansas, creating more than 1 million new Main Street small business jobs in the United States and generating $750 billion in economic growth at American small businesses across the country
\n Makes permanent and increases the doubled Death Tax Exemption for more than 2 million family-owned farms
\n Full expensing for new factories and factory improvements
\n Expands Opportunity Zones, unlocking more than $100 billion of investment and more than 1 million jobs for rural and distressed communities, including the 75 Opportunity Zones in Kansas
\n Repeals Democrats’ 1099-K $600 IRS reporting threshold, cutting red tape and creating new opportunities in the gig economy
\n Increases the 1099-MISC threshold to $2,000, reducing the paperwork burden for small businesses and workers
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\n Just a little over a year after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed, Rep. Estes penned an op-ed for the Wichita Eagle<\/a> about the benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
\n In 2019, Rep. Estes introduced bipartisan legislation<\/a> that would become the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act and would eventually be included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act \u2013 also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts. The bill would encourage U.S. research and development and help make American innovators more competitive globally.
\n Rep. Estes reintroduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act<\/a> on April 18, 2023, and delivered remarks on the House floor<\/a>. After its introduction, numerous organizations offered their support for the legislation<\/a>.
\n In June of 2023, Rep. Estes\u00a0testified on the legislation in a Small Business Committee subcommittee<\/a>,\u00a0discussed the bill during a Ways and Means markup<\/a>\u00a0for the Committee’s Build It in America Act \u2013 an economic package that included a version of Rep. Estes’ bill and was reported out of committee and penned an\u00a0op-ed for The Hill<\/a>\u00a0highlighting\u00a0the then more than 100 cosponsors<\/a>\u00a0and touting the benefits of the legislation.
\n In December of 2023, Rep. Estes\u00a0spoke to Tax Notes<\/a>\u00a0about the expired provision and published an\u00a0op-ed in Newsweek<\/a>\u00a0unpacking the positive outcomes \u2013 for individual taxpayers and across the economy \u2013 made possible by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 and explaining how his bipartisan bill offers a solution to the expired R&D expensing provision that would help restore America\u2019s dominance in R&D and secure American jobs.
\n During a Ways and Means Committee hearing, Rep. Estes talked about the facts and misinformation about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act<\/a>.
\n In April of 2024, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) and Tax Subcommittee Chairman Mike Kelly (R-Pennsylvania)\u00a0named Rep. Estes chair of the newly formed U.S. Innovation Tax Team<\/a>, one of ten working groups comprised of committee members to study key tax provisions from the 2017 Trump tax cuts that were set to expire in 2025.
\n Rep. Estes\u00a0talked with innovators and manufacturers throughout Kansas<\/a>\u00a0in August and September and led a delegation with House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Missouri) and then-Tax Team Vice Chair Michelle Steel (R-California) to\u00a0Silicon Valley<\/a>\u00a0later in September to meet with U.S. innovators and stakeholders about the upcoming TCJA expirations.
\n During the final months of 2024, Rep. Estes penned an op-ed for Newsweek<\/a>, saying that Americans voted for a new economic trajectory, and Congress should deliver.
\n At the beginning of this Congress, Rep. Estes, a member of the Budget Committee, delivered remarks on the House floor<\/a> in support of the budget reconciliation bill.
\n Rep. Estes reintroduced the R&D legislation<\/a> in this Congress in March of 2025. Like in 2023, the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act gained momentum<\/a>.
\n On the House floor, Rep. Estes voted in favor of the budget resolution<\/a> to start the process of extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
\n In May, the Ways and Means Committee voted to advance the tax provisions<\/a> as part of the full budget reconciliation bill.
\n On May 18, 2025, Rep. Estes voted to advance the full budget reconciliation bill<\/a> out of the House Budget Committee.
\n Before final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act \u2013 also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts \u2013 Rep. Estes delivered remarks in support of the historic legislation<\/a>.
\n On Independence Day of 2025<\/a>, Rep. Estes applauded the passage of the Working Families Tax Cuts.
\n Last fall, Rep. Estes penned an op-ed in the Derby Informer<\/a> about the benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts.
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