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Colorado: Fee or tax?

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Remote retail sales just got rockier in Colorado, which has begun imposing a 27-cent fee on every retail delivery made by motor vehicle to a destination in the state. The fee must only be charged once per order, even if the order will be split into multiple deliveries, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue’s guide.

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Hard Times for Colorado Weed Industry

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The heyday of marijuana sales in Colorado — back in 2020 when recreational and medical sales topped out at a combined $226 million — is a distant memory, as the state’s dispensaries struggle through an economic downturn, with sales plummeting and small businesses foundering. Colorado ranked as the No. The market’s just bad.

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Sales tax on deliveries: More states to follow Colorado

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Just don’t call Colorado the only state implementing or considering such a surcharge on online sales: New York lawmakers will soon debate their own and Minnesota’s kicks in next year. Call it a sales tax or a delivery fee of 27 cents. Buddy, can you spare a quarter?

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Have Home Rule Jurisdictions Made the Burden of Managing Sales and Use Tax Too Much?

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Many states include home-rule jurisdiction adjustments, but some of the more confusing ones are Alaska, Louisiana, and Colorado, among others. One of the tougher states Colorado has always been one of the more difficult states when it comes to managing sales tax. Another Wayfair Case?

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Colorado Mulls Simplifying Retail Delivery Fee Requirements

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By Gail Cole A bill making its way through the Colorado General Assembly could help all businesses, and especially small businesses, comply with the retail delivery fee (RDF) that took effect July 1, 2022. What is the Colorado retail delivery fee? Benefits to the state The retail delivery fee benefits Colorado in a few ways.

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Fee or Tax? A Retail Delivery Fee Q.&A.

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RDFs are a relatively new concept: Colorado was first to roll one out, in July 2022. Q: How much is Colorado’s RDF? Q: Are there any exemptions in Colorado? As they begin to roll out these fees, states are taking lessons from Colorado – but as with everything about sales tax, details vary by state.

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Why are some states’ sale taxes higher than others?

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The lowest state-level sales tax (aside from the NOMADs) is in Colorado, Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii, New York and Wyoming. But local sales taxes crop up in 38 states, according to the Tax Foundation , which adds that the five states with the highest average local sales tax rates are Alabama, Louisiana, Colorado and Oklahoma.