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Effective Severance Tax Rates on Oil and Gas

Subjects

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

04/15/2025

This memorandum provides information concerning Colorado’s severance tax structure and estimated effective severance tax rates, along with a comparison of effective rates for eight other western oil and gas producing states from 2018 to 2022.

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Budget Related Publications

Understanding the State Budget - The Big Picture

Each year, the General Assembly is tasked with balancing constitutional, statutory, and federal requirements with competing policy priorities, caseload pressures, and the health of the state’s economy in order to create a budget. This document is intended to serve as a primer on Colorado’s...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/12/2025

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Advanced Nuclear Energy

As the energy industry diversifies and demand to decarbonize the economy increases, interest in nuclear energy has increased in recent years. Any future nuclear energy development will involve next generation technology, which differs from traditional nuclear energy projects. This issue brief...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/11/2025

Subjects:

Energy

Natural Resources & Environment

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Rural Jump-Start Tax Expenditures

Report No. 2025-TE2

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

02/07/2025

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Staff Publications

State Government Enterprises

This memorandum provides information on state government enterprises under Article X, Section 20 of the Colorado Constitution, also known as the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR). From FY 1993-94 through FY 2023-24, over 30 state government entities had received enterprise status for at least...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/22/2025

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

Report on 2025 Property Tax Balancing Percentage

Passed in August 2024, House Bill 24B-1001 created a property tax limit for school districts beginning with the 2025 property tax year (PTY), for which taxes are payable in 2026. The bill’s provisions limit statewide qualified local share property tax revenue, or local share total program...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/16/2025

Subjects:

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Colorado ABLE Savings Account Contribution Deduction

Report No. 2025-TE1

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/09/2025

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Health Care & Health Insurance

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Energy and Natural Resources Legislation

During the 2024 legislative session, the General Assembly considered several measures related to natural resources and environment; including addressing oil and gas production, renewable energy, and sustainability.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/31/2024

Subjects:

Energy

Natural Resources & Environment

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Finance, State Budget, and Taxes Legislation

During the 2024 legislative session, the General Assembly passed several bills related to finance, the state budget, and taxes.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/31/2024

Subjects:

Financial Services & Commerce

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Budget Related Publications

Forecast December 2024

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2026-27. 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,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/19/2024

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Manufacturing Sales Tax Exemptions

Report No. 2024-TE8

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

12/03/2024

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Energy

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

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