40-253. Payment of fees and taxes in other states by Kansas companies; retaliatory measures, when. Whenever the existing or future laws of any other state or country shall require from insurance companies or fraternal benefit societies organized under the laws of this state, applying to do business in such other state or country, any deposit of securities in such state or country for the protection of policyholders therein or any payment for taxes, fines, penalties, certificates of authority, licenses, fees, or compensation for examination, including taxes or fees based on fire premiums, greater than the amount required for such purpose from insurance companies or agents of other states by the then existing laws of this state, then, and in every case, all companies and agents of any such state or country, doing business in this state shall make the same deposit, for a like purpose, with the commissioner of insurance of this state, and pay to the commissioner of insurance for taxes, fines, penalties, certificates of authority, licenses, fees, or compensation for examination, including taxes or fees based on fire premiums, an amount equal to the amount of such charges and payments imposed by the laws of such other state or country upon the companies of this state and the agents thereof. The provisions of this section shall not apply to special purpose assessments or guaranty association assessments both under the laws of this state and under the laws of any other state or country, and any tax offset or credit for any such assessment shall, for purposes of this section, be treated as a tax paid both under the laws of this state and under the laws of any other state or country.

History: L. 1927, ch. 231, 40-253; L. 1951, ch. 293, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 256, §1; L. 1997, ch. 175, § 6; July 1.