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Consumer Use Tax
What is Consumer Use tax?
When is Consumer Use tax due?
In general, purchases are subject to tax. Most people are
Consumer use tax can be paid by individuals on an annual
basis, similarly to how you file your individual income tax
familiar with the sales tax added to the bottom of their
receipts. However, when you buy something without paying
return. Any merchandise purchased January to December
that is subject to consumer use tax is due by April 15th the
sales tax to the seller, you must pay the tax yourself.
This is known as consumer use tax. Often, sales tax is
following year.
not charged on merchandise purchased online or from
How to Pay Consumer Use tax
a catalog, and therefore the purchase would be subject
to consumer use tax. Additional information, including
File the tax and make the payment through Revenue
exemption information, can be found on the official
Online. Go to >
Colorado Taxation Web site
Individual > File a Return > Consumer Use Tax. Revenue
> Other Taxes > Consumer Use Tax.
Online will let you know which local use taxes are required
and will give you the appropriate tax rates.
The Department of Revenue collects the 2.9% Colorado
state tax, as well as certain special district use taxes for
which you may be liable.
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