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Bloomberg BNA SALT TALK BLOG By Ariam Tsighe June 15, 2017 “As state legislative sessions wind down across the country, Colorado is ramping up efforts to institute order among its 69 home rule cities. Last week, its general assembly passed Continue reading Colorado – Sales Tax Slice: Home Rule Headaches
By BRIAN EASON | brianeason@denverpost.com | The Denver Post June 5, 2017 at 11:35 pm Experts, Democrats and Republicans are all in agreement: Colorado’s sales tax system is a tangled mess. Business owners find it needlessly complicated, a mind-boggling array Continue reading Colorado – Complex Sales Tax System
SALT Report 3896 – Notification enforcement for out of state retailers selling more than $100,000 a year to Colorado customers is set to begin July 1, 2017. In 2010, the General Assembly passed House Bill 10-1193 (Notification Rule) requiring out of state retailers Continue reading Colorado – Notification Requirement Set To Begin July 1, 2017
By Tripp Baltz, Bloomberg January 25, 2017 “Two major internet retail companies said they will comply with Colorado’s reporting and notice law, but won’t go further to collect and remit the state’s sales and use taxes on remote sales. High-ranking Continue reading Colorado – CO Overstock, Others Will Report, Not Collect Colorado Tax
By Jennifer McLoughlin Published January 10 2017, 1:05 pm EST ‘The new year will ring in a new chapter in the burgeoning battle over state remote sales taxation with a wave of new notice and reporting laws — but questions Continue reading Colorado – CO Remote sellers should brace for surge of sales tax reporting laws
SALT Report 3829 – The Colorado Department of Revenue has posted sales tax rate changes as of July 1, 2016. The list is attached below. For further Information: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/tax/sales-tax-rates
SALT Report 3828 – The Colorado Department of Revenue has a new web page with resources for businesses to accurately determine their sales tax rates. The Sales and Use Tax Lookup page provides reference options ranging from a print out of all Continue reading Colorado – Business Sales Tax Resources
SALT Report 3786 – On February 22, 2016 the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals rendered their opinion that the notification requirements (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 39-21-112(3.5)(c)(I)) Colorado has placed upon “non-collecting retailers” does not violate the Commerce Clause of the Continue reading Colorado – DMA v Brohl 10th Circuit Court Decision Upholds “Notification Law” The Saga Continues
SALT Report 3742 – Denver voters Tuesday rejected a measure that would have raised taxes to subsidize college scholarships. Final unofficial results showed voters rejected Measure 2A by a margin of 52 percent to 48 percent. If it had passed, the fund would have Continue reading Colorado – Sales Tax Increase for Financial Aid Rejected
SALT Report 3741 – Voters in Colorado and Denver agreed to let the government keep the revenue from sales tax on marijuana sales, with a pair of measures on the matter passing, overwhelmingly. The two measures on the Nov. 3 Continue reading Colorado – Marijuana Sales Tax Revenue Allocation Vote