Use this skill whenever asked about Colorado sales and use tax, home-rule cities, CDOR filings. Trigger on phrases like "Colorado sales tax", "CO sales tax", "CDOR", "home-rule city Colorado", "retail delivery fee". ALWAYS load us-sales-tax first.
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Quick reference
| Field | Value | |---|---| | Jurisdiction | Colorado | | State rate | 2.90% (lowest in the US) | | Maximum combined rate | ~11.2% (with home-rule city taxes) | | Sourcing | Destination-based (state); home-rule cities may differ | | Economic nexus | $100,000 in retail sales | | Tax authority | Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR) | | Portal | https://www.colorado.gov/revenueonline | | SST member | Yes (associate) | | Home-rule cities | ~70+ self-administer their own sales tax | | Skill version | 2.0 |
Transaction pattern library
| Pattern | Taxable? | Notes | |---|---|---| | General TPP | TAXABLE 2.9% + local | | | Clothing | TAXABLE | No exemption | | Grocery food (unprepared) | EXEMPT from state | Local may still tax food | | Prepared food | TAXABLE | | | SaaS | NOT TAXABLE | | | Canned software (download) | TAXABLE | | | Professional services | NOT TAXABLE | | | Manufacturing equipment | EXEMPT | | | Prescription drugs | EXEMPT | | | OTC drugs | EXEMPT | | | Resale | EXEMPT | |
Home-rule cities prohibition
NEVER ignore home-rule cities -- ~70+ cities self-administer with different rules.Section 10 -- Prohibitions
SaaS taxability prohibition
NEVER treat SaaS as taxable in Colorado.Section 10 -- Prohibitions
Grocery food state exemption prohibition
NEVER forget grocery food is exempt from STATE tax but local may still apply.Section 10 -- Prohibitions
No computation prohibition
NEVER compute any number.Section 10 -- Prohibitions
Quick reference
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Colorado |
| State rate | 2.90% (lowest in the US) |
| Maximum combined rate | ~11.2% (with home-rule city taxes) |
| Sourcing | Destination-based (state); home-rule cities may differ |
| Economic nexus | $100,000 in retail sales |
| Tax authority | Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR) |
| Portal | https://www.colorado.gov/revenueonline |
| SST member | Yes (associate) |
| Home-rule cities | ~70+ self-administer their own sales tax |
| Skill version | 2.0 |
CRITICAL: ~70+ home-rule cities self-administer with different rates, rules, and exemptions. Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs, Boulder are all home-rule.
Transaction pattern library
| Pattern | Taxable? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| General TPP | TAXABLE 2.9% + local | |
| Clothing | TAXABLE | No exemption |
| Grocery food (unprepared) | EXEMPT from state | Local may still tax food |
| Prepared food | TAXABLE | |
| SaaS | NOT TAXABLE | |
| Canned software (download) | TAXABLE | |
| Professional services | NOT TAXABLE | |
| Manufacturing equipment | EXEMPT | |
| Prescription drugs | EXEMPT | |
| OTC drugs | EXEMPT | |
| Resale | EXEMPT |
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