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                                                                                                                                   190818
                                                     KANSAS
 K-39(Rev. 8-19) CREDIT FOR PLUGGING AN ABANDONED OIL OR GAS WELL

                 For the taxable year beginning, ____________________ , 20               ____  ; ending __________________________ , 20 _______ .

 Name of taxpayer (as shown on return)                                                                  Social Security Number or Employer ID Number (EIN)

 If partner, shareholder or member, enter name of partnership, S corporation, LLC or LLP                Employer ID Number (EIN)

 PART A – ABANDONED OIL OR GAS WELL INFORMATION

 1. API Number:______________________________________________________                    2. Is this well located on land owned by the above taxpayer?

                                                                                         o Yes o No     If no, you do not qualify for the credit.
    Location of Well: _________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________                3. Date drilling of this well began: _________________________________
                                                                                                                              Month              Year
    _____________________________________________________________________                     (If this date is after January 1, 1970, the well
                                                                                                        does not qualify for this credit.)

 PART B – PLUGGING COSTS (C Corporations only)
 4. Enter the KCC plugging fee for this abandoned well (enclose a copy of the KCC invoice).                                   4.        ________________________
 5. All other costs incurred this tax year to plug qualifying well(s).                                                        5.        ________________________
 6. Total plugging costs eligible for the credit (add lines 4 and 5).                                                         6.        ________________________
 7. Credit percentage allowed.                                                                                                7.        ________________________50%
 8. Credit (multiply line 6 by line 7).                                                                                       8.        ________________________

 PART C – COMPUTATION OF THIS YEAR'S CREDIT
 9. Amount of carry forward from prior year. Enter the amount from line 14 of the prior year’s
    Schedule K-39. (Not applicable for first year credit is claimed.)                                                         9.         ________________________
10. Enter the amount of any prior year’s credit in excess of statutory limitation.                      10.                              ________________________
11. Total credit available this tax year (add lines 8, 9, and 10).                                      11.                              ________________________
12. Amount of your Kansas tax liability for this tax year after all credits other than this credit.     12.                              ________________________
13. Credit this tax year (enter the lesser of lines 11 or 12 here and on the appropriate line of
    Form K-40, Form K-120, or Form K-41).                                                               13.                              ________________________

    If line 13 is less than line 11, complete PART D.

 PART D – COMPUTATION OF CREDIT CARRY FORWARD
14. Subtract line 13 from line 11. This is the amount of credit to carry forward to next year’s return.
    Enter this amount on line 9 of next year’s Schedule K-39.                                           14.                             ________________________



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                           INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE K-39

               GENERAL INFORMATION                                             LINE 6 – Enter the total of lines 4 and 5.
                                                                               LINE 7 – The amount of credit allowed is 50% of the total costs 
K.S.A. 79-32,207 provides for an income tax credit for taxpayers               incurred this tax year.
who make expenditures during the tax year to plug an abandoned 
oil or gas well on their land in accordance with the rules and                 LINE 8 – Multiply line 6 by line 7. This is the amount of plugging 
regulations of  the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC). The                   expenditures available for credit this tax year.
credit is 50% of expenditures made during the tax year. If the credit                  PART C – COMPUTATION OF THIS YEAR'S CREDIT
exceeds the tax liability for the taxable year the expenditures are 
made, any unused credit may be carried forward until used. The                 LINE 9 – Enter any carry forward from line 14 of your prior year’s 
total amount of credits taken by all taxpayers (including any carry            Schedule K-39.
over) may not exceed $250,000 in any fiscal year.                              LINE 10 – Enter the amount of credit denied from the prior year’s 
For tax year 2013, and all tax years thereafter,  new credits shall            Schedule  K-39  because  the  fiscal  year  credit  limit  had  been 
be available to only corporations that are subject to the Kansas               reached.
corporate income tax (i.e., C corporations). New credits are not                      – Add lines 8, 9, and 10 and enter the result. This is your 
                                                                               LINE 11
available  to individuals,  partnerships,  S corporations,  limited            total credit available this tax year.
liability companies, and other pass-through entities.
                                                                               LINE 12 – Enter amount of your Kansas tax liability after all credits 
Carry Forward of Unused Credits: If this credit was earned prior               other than the credit for plugging an abandoned well.
to tax year 2013  and  a carry forward  credit remains  available
to a taxpayer, that taxpayer may continue  to claim that credit.               LINE 13 – Enter the lesser of lines 11 or 12. Enter this amount on
However, that carry forward credit shall be subject to limitations             the appropriate line of Form K-40, Form K-41, or Form K-120.
and requirements in place at the time the credit was earned.                         PART D – COMPUTATION OF CREDIT CARRY FORWARD
An abandoned oil or gas well is any well:  1) that the KCC 
(Kansas  Corporation  Commission)  has the authority  to plug,                 LINE 14 – Subtract line 13 from line 11. This is the amount of credit 
replug, or repair because such well is polluting or is likely to pollute       you will have available to enter on line 9 of your next year’s 
any usable water strata or supply, or causing the loss of usable               Schedule K-39.
water; 2) on which drilling began prior to January 1, 1970; and 3)                    IMPORTANT: Do not send enclosures with this schedule. 
that is located on land owned by the taxpayer claiming this credit.                   Retain copies of  the  following documents with your tax 
Fiscal Year Credit Limitation. Qualifying taxpayers will receive                      records as the Kansas Department of Revenue reserves 
the  credit  on  a  “first  come,  first  serve”  basis. The  credit  will  be the right to request them as necessary to verify your tax credit.
denied  after  the  statutory  fiscal  year  credit  limit  of  $250,000       • KCC Form CP-4.
has been reached. However,  the amount of credit denied for 
this reason may be entered on line 10 of the subsequent year’s                 • An itemized list of expenses with copies of invoices  for
Schedule K-39.                                                                 plugging  costs and the KCC invoice  indicating  that the
                                                                               Commission has verified the plugging.  List the expenses of
        SPECIFIC LINE INSTRUCTIONS                                             each well separately.
                                                                               • If  applicable,  the  Kansas Department of  Revenue letter  of
        IMPORTANT: If you incurred expenses to plug more than                  denied credit for line 10.
        one qualifying abandoned oil or gas well this tax year as 
        certified by the KCC, retain a schedule for your records                       TAXPAYER ASSISTANCE
showing the information in Part  A for  each well as it  may be                For information about plugging an abandoned oil or gas well or 
requested at a later date.                                                     your certification, contact the KCC:
Begin by completing the information at the top of the schedule.                        Kansas Corporation Commission
                                                                                               Conservation Division
        PART A – ABANDONED WELL INFORMATION                                                  266 N Main St, Ste 220
                                                                                             Wichita, KS 67202-1513
LINE 1 – Enter the API (American Petroleum Institute) number and 
                                                                                               Phone: 316-337-6200
physical location of the abandoned well.                                               Website: kcc.ks.  gov/conservation
LINE  2 – Check one of  the boxes. Only wells located on land 
owned by the taxpayer claiming the credit qualify for the credit.              For assistance in completing this schedule contact the Kansas 
LINE 3 – Enter date drilling of this well began (only wells on which           Department of Revenue:
drilling began prior to January 1, 1970 qualify for the credit).                             Taxpayer Assistance Center
                                                                                               Scott Office Building
        PART B – PLUGGING COSTS (C Corporations only)                                           120 SE 10th Ave
                                                                                                      PO Box 750260
LINE 4 – Enter the KCC plugging  fee for the abandoned  well.                                Topeka KS 66699-0260
Enclose a copy of KCC plugging invoice, even if the fee was 
waived by KCC.                                                                                 Phone: 785-368-8222
LINE 5 – Enter the total of other expenses incurred this tax year                              Fax: 785-291-3614
to plug the abandoned  well. If  you plugged  more than one                    Additional copies of this credit schedule and other tax forms
qualifying well, enter the total for all qualifying wells.                     are available from our website at: ksrevenue.gov






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