Kansas classification & stay-length worksheet
Free manual planning aid · original sources reviewed October 18, 2026; guest-house classification rechecked October 19, 2026. Print or save as PDF from your browser; complete on paper. This page does not calculate, save or submit data. Blank answers are unresolved, not approved.
1. Classify three separate requirements
Parcel, incorporated city or unincorporated county, zoning:
Resident presence, rooms offered and maximum guest capacity:
Local zoning and STR license determination, capacity, term and transfer:
KDA written lodging/guest-house determination, statutory guest-house maximums: seven guests AND three sleeping rooms:
KDOR hotel/accommodation-broker classification and room inventory across locations:
2. Assign collection by channel
Platform eligibility and written list of taxes collected:
Direct-booking accounts, sales/guest-tax bases and verified rates:
Arrival/extension dates, continuous occupancy and refund evidence:
Return frequency, zero-return instructions and responsible party:
3. Check changes and expiry
Actual city license expiration; buyer/new-owner application:
KDA determination and renewal calendar if licensed:
Lawrence event approval: adopted terms, expiry and current permanent permission:
New capacity or food-service plan: agency reclassification needed:
4. Worked example and your assumptions
Assumed taxable business, same guest continuously occupying, $100/day, assumed 9% combined sales tax and 6% guest tax, taxes separately stated, no extra charge or exemption. 28 days: $2,800 + $252 + $168 = $3,220. 29 days: $2,900 + $261 + $0 = $3,161 after applicable guest-tax credit/refund. Not quoted local rates or automatic legal classification.
Your verified inputs, result and unresolved assumptions: