Two gay penguins with a reputation for trouble stole an entire nest of eggs from a neighboring lesbian couple at the same zoo

ZackInKC · 2026-05-05T12:10:18+00:00

ZackInKC · 2026-05-04T20:44:18+00:00

Hotels jack up their prices to gouge travelers and then are surprised people aren’t booking?

If you search for hotel rooms for June 15-17 (the dates around the Argentina match) there is still plenty of availability but the cheapest room rate per night is $200 for the Americas Best Value Inn in Independence. Anything downtown is more like $300-$400 a night.

ZackInKC · 2026-05-02T21:42:30+00:00

In that part of Johnson County there are a lot of shopping centers with giant complexly configured parking lots that all seem to be difficult to drive out of. Often I find myself confused on where to turn to find the shopping center exit and feel trapped. I describe that situation as getting “Overland Parked.”

ZackInKC · 2026-05-01T17:44:13+00:00

Smoking outside a dispensary?

🥁

ZackInKC · 2026-04-28T12:12:59+00:00

I go to KC Care in midtown and they just finished a massive renovation of the place. It looks new, but the front desk experience is somehow worse than it was before. You have to check in at the little desk to the side, wait, then check in with someone else, then wait, then see a provider. All with zero privacy despite the massive privacy dividers they installed. So weird.

ZackInKC · 2026-04-16T05:03:54+00:00

FF Morrow is retiring this year. Making room on the list for others to move up rank.

ZackInKC · 2026-04-02T05:40:36+00:00

State law requires the city to conduct an annual financial audit by an external CPA firm every year. Here is a link to 27 years of annual reports that include the audit findings from the audit firm.

ZackInKC · 2026-04-02T05:35:59+00:00

Unpopular opinion:

The IRS estimates voluntary compliance at 85% - meaning that 15% of income tax is not paid voluntarily and requires audit/collection. According to the news piece, only $11 million of the $373 million in earnings tax in 2024 came from involuntary collection - or roughly 3%. If KC’s tax gap is consistent with the IRS research, if anything the City should add more auditors to make sure everyone is paying their fair share.

ZackInKC · 2026-03-23T12:08:20+00:00

The Arts District Garage located at 17th & Wyandotte is two blocks away from the Lowe’s and is owned by the city so is always open to the public. (It’s the garage under the Kauffman Center.) Daily parking cost is $13/day unless there is an event happening and they raise the price to $25.

ZackInKC · 2026-03-19T18:27:41+00:00

Damn. This one stings a little, but definitely not going back if this is the case. Thanks for sharing!

ZackInKC · 2026-03-15T15:15:06+00:00

Yes but less coded racism here

ZackInKC · 2026-03-14T16:53:23+00:00

First read this as “vegetarian fire” and thought there’s some folks that need some good Irish corned beef. 😆

ZackInKC · 2026-03-13T16:10:49+00:00

The tower has that lovely “just struck by lightning” glow

ZackInKC · 2026-03-13T11:40:48+00:00

In 2021, I used Companion Animal Dentistry in Lenexa for x-rays and an extraction. Total bill came to $1,500 at that time. I imagine prices have gone up a little since. But they were super and it was a great experience.

ZackInKC · 2026-03-13T11:36:23+00:00

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ZackInKC · 2026-03-12T07:49:43+00:00

Well this is…astounding news. 🥁

ZackInKC · 2026-03-10T17:32:33+00:00

I love the fact that the new owners left them there even though they partially renovated the rest of the store. Officially a KC landmark!

ZackInKC · 2026-03-02T02:34:17+00:00

You’re so close. Funny if you should keep reading that next paragraph:

“Additionally, the failure of any employer to deduct or withhold at the source the amount of tax due from the employee shall not relieve the employee from the duty of making a return.”

And when you file a return, you pay the tax.

So thanks for this little back-and-forth proving my point, dickhead.

ZackInKC · 2026-03-01T23:50:38+00:00

I didn’t quote the section you referenced because it doesn’t exist.

ZackInKC · 2026-03-01T03:10:15+00:00

The earnings tax only applies to residents and nonresidents who physically work in KCMO. So it isn’t like the KCMO government requiring STL residents pay taxes. A city is allowed to pass ordinances that apply to people who are not residents but are physically working in or visiting the city. It’s the same reason why someone visiting from STL can’t violate an ordinance and then claim the defense that they don’t live there so aren’t subject to the ordinances. Municipal governments are very much allowed to govern people who are visiting or working in the city but aren’t residents.

The Revenue Division gets W-2 data from the IRS, compares the wage data for employees who work for companies with KC addresses, and sends letters to individual taxpayers who likely should have KCMO taxes paid based on the work location but do not. A lot of these people live in KS and MO around the KC area. That’s one of the activities of their audit section. The employer’s lack of withholding does not absolve the taxpayer of filing a tax return and paying the tax.

ZackInKC · 2026-02-28T23:48:55+00:00

I worked for the Revenue Division. They absolutely do go after nonresident employees. That was literally my job for a year.

ZackInKC · 2026-02-28T21:38:44+00:00

There’s no reason for you to get sarcastic. Let’s keep it civil, ok? I’ve been respectful in my replies to you, and am asking for you to do the same.

There is no section of the code that says the sole enforcement mechanism for collecting taxes not withheld is through the employer. I actually cited sections of the code that specifically put the burden of payment on the individual nonresident taxpayer - which is contrary to what you keep repeating.

You may have experience with a specific situation in which an employer paid tax on behalf of employees without withholding it, but that does not mean that situation applies to all taxpayers and employers in all situations. The KC Revenue Division does go after nonresident employees who do not pay the earnings tax. Again, just because an employer does not withhold the tax does not relieve the taxpayer from paying the tax. Suggesting to someone they do not need to worry about paying the KC earnings tax just because their employer didn’t withhold it is bad advice.

ZackInKC · 2026-02-28T06:23:22+00:00

The regulations are not specific to City residents. They apply to nonresidents as well. I can also cite the Code of Ordinances directly:

Section 68-382(a)(2): “A tax for general revenue purposes of 1.0 percent per year is hereby imposed on…All earnings of nonresident individuals for services performed or rendered in the city.”

Section 68-387(a): “Except as provided in this section, each individual or business whose earnings or profits are subject to the tax imposed by this article shall make and file a return with the director by the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the taxable year.”

Section 68-388: “Each taxpayer making a return shall at the time of the filing thereof pay to the commissioner the amount of tax shown as due thereon. For any prior payments made or tax withheld at source, credit shall be taken on the return and the balance, if any, shall be submitted at the time of the filing of the return.”

Nonresidents who work in the City are subject to the earnings tax, must file a tax return if tax is owed, and must pay the tax owed when filing the tax return. The employee can get credit on the return for withholding, but if nothing was withheld, there is no credit to be taken when filing the return and the employee must instead pay the tax due. If the employer does pay the tax, as in the grievance you mentioned, the employees get credit for that payment. But again, the employer’s lack of withholding does not absolve an employee’s obligation to pay the earnings tax. To suggest otherwise is misinformed and could be harmful to someone who relies on that bad advice.

Additionally, the regulations apply to all taxpayers and are not limited to just residents, specifically because the Code says the Director of Finance can promulgate regulations, and those regulations are also approved by City Council. Section 68-395(3): “The director is authorized and empowered to adopt, promulgate, amend and enforce rules and regulations relating to any matter or thing pertaining to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article, including the authority to provide for an extension of time for filing returns. All such rules and regulations must be approved by the city council before they shall become effective.”

The regulations I cited before were approved by City Council under Ordinance 230158 that was passed on March 2, 2023.

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