Tag: Fee
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Appeals court rejects theory that existing tax revenue undermines need for new fees
Colorado’s second-highest court rejected a plaintiff’s claim last week that the tax revenue generated by an existing activity should prevent local governments from imposing new fees aimed at regulating the activity. The question stemmed from Colorado’s unique constraints on taxation under the 1992 Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. The constitutional amendment generally requires voter approval of…
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Confusion swirls as Colorado imposes new retail delivery fee, catching businesses by surprise
Colorado consumers will start noticing a 27-cent fee on receipts for almost everything that gets delivered to them, including restaurant food, after Colorado’s new “retail delivery fee” took effect July 1. The fee must be collected and paid to the state by retailers “on all deliveries by motor vehicle to a location in Colorado with…
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Downtown Denver business owner levies ‘crime spike fee’
The old saying “crime doesn’t pay” may or may not be true, but shoppers at downtown Denver Sportsfan sports apparel stores are paying more because its owner has seen crime rise there. In February, owner Derek Friedman started charging customers a 1% “Denver Crime Spike Fee” along with city and state sales tax, printed right…
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Colorado’s March marijuana revenue highest of 2022, but still down from last year
Colorado saw an increase in its marijuana sales from February to March, but the figure is still lower than March 2021, causing concern for some in the industry. The marijuana industry brought in $162.5 million in revenue in March, $17.2 million, or about 12%, more than February. But this total is $44.6 million less than…