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Innovative Motor Vehicle Income Tax Credit (2014)

The state innovative motor vehicle income tax credit is intended to reduce the cost of alternative fuel vehicles and incentivize their purchase. This issue brief describes the tax credit, most recently addressed in House Bill 13-1247, and provides information on how its value is calculated.

Legislative Council Staff
02/10/2014
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Issue Briefs

Statutory Transfer to Fund Transportation and Capital Construction (2014)

Senate Bill (SB) 09-228, adopted by the General Assembly during the 2009 legislative session, creates a five-year block of statutory transfers from the General Fund to finance transportation and capital construction projects. This issue brief discusses the state law that specifies the amounts of...

Legislative Council Staff
11/17/2014
Capital Construction
State Revenue & Budget
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Issue Briefs

High Performance Certification Program (2014)

New construction and substantial renovation of academic buildings and facilities constructed or maintained with state General Fund moneys (hereafter referred to as "state facilities") are required to comply with the High Performance Certification Program (HPCP). The program requires the...

Legislative Council Staff
12/02/2014
State Revenue & Budget
Issue Briefs

Individual Income Tax (2014)

The individual income tax is the largest source of General Fund revenue, accounting for 60 percent of General Fund collections in FY 2013-14. This issue brief provides a brief history of Colorado income tax rates, discusses the general process for determining Colorado’s individual income tax,...

Legislative Council Staff
12/11/2014
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Issue Briefs

Disaster Mitigation and Relief Tax Breaks (2014)

In response to natural disasters that have hit Colorado in recent years, the General Assembly has enacted a number of tax breaks aimed at mitigating or relieving the impact of these disasters on taxpayers. Tax breaks can take a number of different forms, such as an income tax deduction,...

Legislative Council Staff
11/18/2014
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Issue Briefs

State and Local Government as a Proportion of the State Economy (2014)

This issue brief provides information on the relative size of state and local governments, compared with the total state economy. Government expenditures are represented as a percentage of the state's gross domestic product (GDP). In Colorado, stategovernmentexpendituresarebelowthenational...

Legislative Council Staff
08/12/2014
Local Government
State Government
State Revenue & Budget
Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Availability of Historic Property Preservation Income Tax Credit and Cleanroom Machinery Sales and Use Tax Exemption (2016)

Table 1 shows the availability of the historic property preservation income tax credit and the cleanroom machinery sales and use tax exemption, each of which is available only when the Legislative Council Staff forecast indicates that General Fund revenue will be sufficient to allow General Fund...

Legislative Council Staff
09/30/2016
Business & Economic Development
Fiscal Policy & Taxes

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