PLEASE SUPPORT HB17-1216
Sales and Use Tax Simplification Task Force
Rep. Tracy Kraft Tharp & Rep. Lang Sias
Sen. Tim Neville & Cheri Jahn
HB17-1216 creates a sales and use tax simplification task force as outlined below. Requires the
task force to study sales and use tax simplification between state and local governments. Task
force sunsets after three years and is required to meet at least eight times. Task force meetings
are open to the public. Task force shall report to legislative council and report may or may not
include recommendations for legislation.
TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP:
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A representative of the Colorado Municipal League
A representative of Colorado Counties
A member of the statewide Chamber of Commerce
A member of a statewide association of small businesses that is addressing the
simplification of sales and use tax collection
A state and local sales tax practitioner and CPA
A representative of the Department of Revenue
Manager, Mayor or Council Member- person of a Home Rule City
Manager, Mayor or Council Member - person of a statutory county or municipality
Two members of the House of Representatives
Two members of the Senate
TASK FORCE OBJECTIVES:
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Study sales and use tax simplification between the state and local governments,
including home rule municipalities, to identify opportunities and challenges within
existing fiscal frameworks to adopt innovative revenue neutral solutions.
Study a single sales and use tax license for all jurisdictions in the state
Study a single point of remittance for sales and use tax returns
Study feasibility of having a third party entity responsible for state or local sale and use
tax administration, return processing, and audits.
Making audits of retailers more uniform
Utilization of a certified software for sales and use tax administration and collection
For additional information please contact Jeff Thormodsgaard, [email protected]
303-653-5563 or Jenn Penn, [email protected] 720-937-2148
www.simplifycosalestax.com
About the Simplify Colorado Sales & Use Tax Coalition:
This proposal is supported by the Coalition to Simplify Colorado Sales Tax which was formed
in 2015 to support Colorado's economy by simplifying the state's overly complex sales- and usetax system. Colorado ranked 39th of states on the sales tax component in the Tax Foundation’s
2017 State Business Tax Climate Index. We will promote additional reforms in the future to
create a simple, fair and predictable system without reducing overall revenue for local and
state public services.
The following organizations have joined the coalition’s expanding board of directors:
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AlphaGraphics - Arvada/Downtown Denver/Golden
American Furniture Warehouse
Associated General Contractors of Colorado
Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado
Automated Business Products
Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors (CAMP-C)
Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA)
Colorado Society of CPAs
DISH Network
Food Services of America – Loveland
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
Summit Ford
TaxOps
The following additional organizations support HB17-1216:
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Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry (CACI)
Colorado Competitive Council
Jefferson County Business Lobby (JCBL)
For more information and to join the effort:
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SimplifyCOSalesTax.org
facebook.com/SimplifyCOSalesTax
Twitter: @SimpleSalesTax
[email protected]
For additional information please contact Jeff Thormodsgaard, [email protected]
303-653-5563 or Jenn Penn, [email protected] 720-937-2148
www.simplifycosalestax.com