Denver Gazette: Colorado cities rein in the tax man
Looks like more municipalities are moving to untie a knot in their laws that had them double-taxing the public. In one of those quintessentially bu...
August 19, 2022
3:44 AM
Looks like more municipalities are moving to untie a knot in their laws that had them double-taxing the public. In one of those quintessentially bureaucratic snafus, Colorado home-rule cities, including Denver, Colorado Springs and Aurora, have been collecting local sales tax on a controversial new statewide retail delivery fee that took effect July 1. Essentially, a tax on a tax.Aurora was the first to notice the quirk last month and and changed its sales-tax law last week to prohibit the double-levy.
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