Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation; Enterprise Zone Refundable Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit
Report No. 2020-TE3
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Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Wood From Trees Killed by or Infested by Certain Beetles Sales Tax Exemption
Report No. 2020-TE4
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Structural Cigarette and Tobacco Products Excise Tax Expenditures
Report No. 2020-TE5
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Cigarette Excise Tax Stamp Discount and Tobacco Products Excise Tax Vendor Allowance
Report No. 2020-TE6
Staff Publications
Dynamic Modeling
A dynamic model attempts to quantify the downstream effects of a policy change throughout the economy. Legislative Council Staff (LCS) does not conduct dynamic modeling, which means that fiscal notes and other analyses are limited to the scope of legislation’s direct impacts and, in...
01/15/2020
Business & Economic Development
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
General Assembly
State Revenue & Budget
Issue Briefs
2019 Temporary Income Tax Rate Reduction (20-02)
When Colorado taxpayers file their 2019 income taxes, they will pay tax at a rate of 4.50 percent, rather than the state’s usual 4.63 percent rate. The rate reduction affects state income tax payments by all taxpayers, including individuals, corporations, non-corporate businesses, and other...
Session Related Publications
Public Participation in the Legislative Process
Legislative committees are a very important part of Colorado's legislative process. At a legislative committee hearing, citizens have an opportunity to express their views and have them incorporated into the official legislative record. In Colorado, every bill receives a public hearing by one of...
Final/Annual Reports
2019 Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee.
Issue Briefs
The Specific Ownership Tax (20-01)
In place of property taxes, Colorado citizens pay the specific ownership tax (SOT) on their vehicles. This issue brief provides an overview of the SOT, describes how the SOT is calculated, lists the SOT exemptions, and describes its collection and distribution.
Staff Publications
Memorandum on Recalls and Vacancies
This memorandum provides an overview of the process to recall an office holder in Colorado and the various ways to fill a vacancy that occurs in an elected office at the federal, state, or local level in Colorado.
01/02/2020
Elections & Redistricting
General Assembly
Local Government
State Government
Budget Related Publications
Forecast December 2019
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...
Staff Publications
Marijuana Revenue in the State Budget
This memorandum answers common questions about how revenue from the marijuana industry fits into Colorado’s state budget.
Staff Publications
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee Summary Report
Tax Expenditure Evaluation Interim Study Committee Summary Report.
Final/Annual Reports
Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force 2019 Final Report
Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Sales and Use Tax Task Force.
Issue Briefs
Colorado Gaming Tax Revenue and Distributions
In 1990, Colorado voters passed a constitutional amendment allowing limited gaming only in the cities of Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek. Limited gaming is defined as “the use of slot machines and the card games of blackjack and poker, each game having a maximum single bet of five...
Issue Briefs
State Sponsored Retirement Plans (19-16)
This issue brief provides an overview of state laws related to state-sponsored retirement plans, retirement plan marketplaces, and multiple employer retirement plans for private sector workers. The brief also includes a discussion of related federal laws and Congressional activity.
Staff Publications
Report on Referendum C Revenue and Spending FY 2005-06 through FY 2019-20
This report contains the final audited figures for state revenue retained under Referendum C in the 2005‑06 through 2017‑18 state fiscal years and preliminary numbers for the 2018‑19 and 2019‑20 state fiscal years. It also reflects the actions of the General Assembly and Governor in spending...
Issue Briefs
Road Usage Charge Programs
Transportation infrastructure in the United States is primarily funded through motor fuel (gas) taxes. Facing declining future revenues and increased construction costs, some states have begun to experiment with a new way of funding transportation: the road usage charge. This issue brief...
09/23/2019
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
State Revenue & Budget
Transportation & Motor Vehicles
Budget Related Publications
Forecast September 2019
Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Captive Insurance Premium Tax Exemptions
Report No. 2019-TE27
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: In-State Investment Pre-1959 Insurance Premium Tax Deduction
Report No. 2019-TE28
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Surplus Lines Insurance Tax and Examination Fee Deduction
Report No. 2019-TE29
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditures Compilation Report, September 2019
Report No. 2019-TE
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Evaluating Tax Expenditure Legislation
This memorandum provides information intended to aid in the evaluation of legislation that would create a new or alter an existing tax expenditure. State law defines a tax expenditure as a “tax provision that provides a gross or taxable income definition, deduction, exemption, credit, or rate...
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of 2019 Fiscal Policy and Taxes Legislation
During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of bills regarding fiscal policy, taxes, and financial services.