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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 will apply when at least one item is subject to sales or use tax and the delivery is mailed, shipped or delivered by motor vehicle. Popular it’s not.

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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. As with many taxes, this was created as one way to generate revenue. Q: How much is Colorado’s RDF? Q: Are there any exemptions in Colorado? Q: If items are returned, will the fee be included in a refund?

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Half a dozen ways to mismanage sales tax | TaxConnex

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Yet often we see differences between a client’s billing system and their tax reporting. You could be billing taxes within your billing system and yet haven’t filed a single sales tax return and haven’t tracked the tax data to be aware of a future filing obligation. Tax types and nexus pose other wrinkles.

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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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Can an eCommerce platform alone manage sales tax?

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Examples of states with home rule are Alabama, Louisiana, Illinois, Colorado and Alaska. In Colorado, for instance, establishing state-level nexus means you’ve also established it in each of the home rule cities – yet the tax rules of the latter might not match Colorado state tax rules. Yet again, this can vary.

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Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines.Understanding the Nuances to Maintaining Your Sales Tax Calendar

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In most cases, the higher the volume of tax to be reported, the more often you are required to file and pay. Some states (for example, New Jersey) have a flat sales tax rate that applies throughout the state. Other states (for example California) have local taxes that are reported on the state return.

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How to register for states’ sales tax

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Some states charge nothing to register electronically but do charge for paper registrations (many states also require electronic filing and sales tax remittance, too). Among other states, Nevada’s security formula is complicated, with a $1,000 tax-due threshold and the amount calculated by frequency of filing.

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