Sales Tax

Whenever the university sells tangible property to non-university entities, the sale is subject to sales tax. This includes sales made to students, faculty, and staff (not acting in their capacity as agents of the University), private companies, and the public.

Sales Tax Rates effective January 1, 2009 & 2010

• The combined Sales Tax rate is 8.16%

• The Food Service Tax rate is 8.31%

• Here are the components that make up the tax rates:

Sales and Use Tax FPS

ABS Sales Tax Policy

A Quick Sales Tax How-to in The Guide (go to page 22)

Sales Tax License for City of Boulder Post conspicuously if you collect sales tax.

Sales Tax License for State of Colorado through 12/31/09. Post conspicuously if you collect sales tax.

Colorado Department of Revenue Electronic Funds Transfer Program for Tax Payments 

• A must-read for departments that administer their own sales taxes and have annual sales tax liabilities to the State of Colorado greater than $75,000.

• If you need to set up an EFT to pay State of Colorado sales tax, please prepare a brief written request asking that the University Treasurer's office initiate EFT payments for your sales taxes. Include your telephone number and the State's paperwork with your request. Send your request to Gary Bomba in the Treasurer's Office at 25 SYS. Gary will complete and submit the State's forms, and he will work through the process of converting your monthly payments to EFT with your help. Email Gary.Bomba@cusys.edu.

Sales Tax Help

Sales Tax Calculator and Rate Charts an Excel spreadsheet explains and calculates tax.

Contact Maggie Young at Maggie.Young@colorado.edu or 303-492-6375.

Sales Tax Chart

If you would like to receive a University of Colorado at Boulder sales tax chart, please email your request to Maggie Young at Maggie.Young@colorado.edu. Or you can print them out from the Sales Tax Calculator and Rate Charts.

Additional Sales Tax Information

Colorado Department of Revenue with links to online sales tax tools

Colorado Sales Tax FYI (For Your Information) publications explains sales tax by item/topic

City of Boulder Sales Tax webpage

County of Boulder Sales & Use Tax brochure

Sales Tax Exemption of the University Q&A

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