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.
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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 (19-17)
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
Road Usage Charge Programs (19-14)
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
Summary of Major Legislation
Summary of Housing Legislation (2019)
Interactions between landlords and their tenants was a major topic during the 2019 legislative session. This was evident in bills that made changes to the eviction process, unfit rentals, rental applications, and mobile home parks.
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.
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Agricultural Applicator Aircraft Fuel Tax Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE15
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Colorado Net Operating Loss Deduction for C-Corporations
Report No. 2019-TE16
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Compressed Natural Gas Supplied from a Residence Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE17
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Deductions for Assets Having a Higher Colorado Adjusted Basis than Federal Adjusted Basis
Report No. 2019-TE18
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Dyed Diesel Fuel Excise Tax Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE19
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Energy Used for Industrial & Manufacturing Purposes Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE20
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Interstate Sales of Alcohol Excise Tax Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE21
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Non-Profit Transit Agency Fuel Tax Exemption
Report No. 2019-TE22
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Off-Road Fuel Use Excise Tax Exemptions
Report No. 2019-TE23
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Corporate Deduction for Dividends Under Section 78 of the Internal Revenue Code
Report No. 2019-TE24
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Excise Tax for Unsalable Alcoholic Beverages
Report No. 2019-TE25
Fiscal Policy & Taxes
Tax Expenditure Evaluation: Sales Tax Vendor Allowance
Report No. 2019-TE26