Sales and Use Tax in Colorado—Universal by Design?
With 70 home-rule jurisdictions such as Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, etc., sales and use tax compliance in Colorado is anything
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Author: Alan Smith
Time and Material vs. Lump Sum Billing
Contractors face many factors that impact profits, but there’s one that commonly comes back and hits profits years later upon
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Tax challenges for growing building companies
Builders who are expanding into more local jurisdictions in Colorado will have to deal with more sales and use tax
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Online tools, software help streamline tax reporting
What taxing jurisdictions are your customers’ jobs located in? What are those jurisdictions’ sales tax rates? Can you rely upon
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Understanding economic nexus and how it impacts construction companies
There are 70 home-rule cities in Colorado and many have agreed to participate in the Colorado Department of Revenue’s SUTS
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Revisiting construction equipment use tax and equipment declarations
Contractors may be eligible for prorated taxes in Colorado’s home-rule cities, but they must make declarations before work begins.
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Renewable energy sales and use tax exemptions for builders
If their homebuyers make the shift to renewable energy, builders may benefit from these renewable energy tax exemptions.
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How sales tax mistakes hurt contractors’ bottom lines
Sales and use tax mistakes come with costly pitfalls. What are the risks of incorrectly assessing, collecting or remitting sales
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Avoiding additional use tax with equipment declarations
As a contractor, you probably use and move equipment around in multiple home-rule cities in Colorado, often forgetting about equipment
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Affordable housing—Sales and use tax complications
As municipalities seek to encourage and incentivize developers to build affordable housing, there is an important but often missed issue
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