sales tax
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Denver, four other cities sue Colorado over tax exemption for school building materials
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Five Colorado cities, including Denver, filed a lawsuit against the state Thursday over a new law that exempts building materials used for public schools from sales taxes, arguing it would decrease their revenue base by millions of dollars. Denver, Boulder, Commerce City, Pueblo and Westminster sued in Denver District Court, challenging House Bill 1024, which Gov.…
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Denver gives preliminary approval to diaper sales tax exemption
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Denver City Council approved on first reading Monday night a bill that would exempt all diapers from the city’s sales tax. The bill came to Denver not long after Aurora’s council made the same move. Denver City Council member Amanda Sawyer said in a news release that the bill intends to help residents amid inflation…
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Colorado exempts period products, diapers from sales tax
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Beginning in 2023, period products and diapers will be exempt from sales tax in Colorado – thanks to legislation signed into law on Friday. House Bill 1055 expands sales tax exemptions for the products, including tampons, pads, menstrual cups, sponges, sanitary napkins and panty liners, as well as adult and youth diapers starting on Jan. 1…
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Panel strikes down Republican-backed tax exemption for prepared food
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One of the leading bills in this session’s Republican agenda met its end Monday after a state House panel voted down the effort to exempt prepared food from sales tax. Currently, food purchased to be prepared and eaten at home is already exempt from sales tax. If passed, House Bill 1062 would have expanded the…
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Tax exemption for period products, diapers passes Colorado legislature
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Legislation to exempt period products and diapers from sales taxes cleared its last vote on Monday, moving forward to Gov. Jared Polis for final consideration. If signed into law, House Bill 1055 would expand sales tax exemptions for the products – including tampons, pads, menstrual cups, sponges, sanitary napkins and panty liners – and for…
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House panel advances sales tax exemption for period products, diapers
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Period products and diapers would be exempt from sales tax in Colorado under a bill working its way through the state House of Representatives. If passed, House Bill 1055 would expand sales tax exemptions for period products – including tampons, pads, menstrual cups, sponges, sanitary napkins and panty liners – and for adult and youth…
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House committee clears bill extending small business exception from destination sourcing tax law
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The first bill to be acted on in the 2022 General Assembly won a unanimous vote Thursday from the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee and is on the fast-track to the governor’s desk. House Bill 1027, which came out of the interim Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force, deals with destination sourcing. That’s a requirement…
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Denver City Council to consider transportation, parks proposals
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Denver voters will be asked whether to create a new department of transportation and infrastructure if the city council votes tonight to refer the proposed charter change to the November ballot. The council also will be holding a hearing and taking a final vote on a five-year plan for city parks that calls for locating…
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Colorado’s labyrinth of sales-tax rules confounds the state’s businesses
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Dave Davia For months, news reports, candidates and politicos touted the countdown to election day. With the votes cast and results behind us, we can turn our collective attention to another milestone on the calendar that will have a huge impact on our economy – the holiday shopping season. While retailers across the state have…
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Proposition 109: it takes care of Colorado’s transportation needs — without a tax hike
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Colorado voters will have a choice this fall between two transportation funding measures. Proposition 109 focuses on road and bridge infrastructure, without a tax or fee increase, while Proposition 110 uses roads as a hook for a massive sales tax increase, a slush fund for cities and counties, and mystery transit projects mostly aimed at…
