General Information
City Tax Rate
The City of Colorado Springs is Home Rule. This means the city is authorized to levy and collect its own sales and use tax.
Current City Sales & Use Tax Rate:
Effective January 1, 2021, the City of Colorado Springs sales and use tax rate has decreased from 3.12% to 3.07% for all transactions occurring on or after that date.
The combined amount is 8.20%, broken out as follows:
- 3.07% City of Colorado Springs (self-collected)
- 2.00% General Fund
- 0.10% Trails, Open Space, and Parks (TOPS)
- 0.40% Public Safety Sales Tax (PSST)
- 0.57% 2C Road Tax
- 2.90% State of Colorado
- 1.23% El Paso County
- 1.00% Pikes Peak Rural Transit Authority (PPRTA)
- Restricted Use: TOPS, PSST, 2C Road Tax
- Collected by the Colorado Department of Revenue: State of Colorado, El Paso County, and PPRTA
Effective January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2020, the City of Colorado Springs sales and use tax rate is 3.12% for all transactions occurring during this date range.
The combined amount was 8.25%, broken out as followed.
- 3.12% City of Colorado Springs (self-collected)
- 2.00% General Fund
- 0.10% Trails, Open Space, and Parks (TOPS)
- 0.40% Public Safety Sales Tax (PSST)
- 0.62% 2C Road Tax
- 2.90% State of Colorado
- 1.23% El Paso County
- 1.00% PPRTA
- Restricted Use: TOPS, PSST, 2C Road Tax
- Collected by the Colorado Department of Revenue: State of Colorado, El Paso County, and PPRTA
Contact Information
The City Administration Building is open to the public.
Our Office is open 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Friday except for holidays.
- Applications, Forms, and additional information will be available in our office.
- We accept cash, checks, money orders, or bank checks.
- Appointments are not required.
Contacts
Phone: (719) 385-5903, Option 1
Fax: (719) 385-5291
Email: salestax@coloradosprings.gov
Office Location (8 a.m. - 5 p.m., M - F)
Northwest corner of Colorado and Nevada, downtown Colorado Springs
City of Colorado Springs / Sales Tax Office
30 S Nevada Avenue, Suite 203
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Sales Tax Payment:
City of Colorado Springs / Sales Tax
Department 2408
Denver, CO 80256-0001
Construction Payments / Correspondence:
City of Colorado Springs / Sales Tax
PO Box 1575, MC 225
Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1575
Sales & Use Tax System (SUTS)
Sales & Use Tax System (SUTS) Portal provided by the Colorado Department of Revenue.
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