The Kansas Supreme Court has ordered the State to pay more than $63 million to settle a 16 year dispute with former pizza magnate, Gene Bicknell. The court ruled Friday that Bicknell was a Florida Resident in 2005 and 2006, when he sold NPC International, which at the time was the largest owner of Pizza Huts in the world. State officials argued that Bicknell, a longtime resident of Pittsburg, was a Kansas resident when he sold the company, which would have meant millions in sales tax revenue for the state.
In 2020, Bicknell said Kansas owed him $63 million–his original tax bill, plus interest.
