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 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays).
Phone & Email
General & Account Information:
- Phone: (719) 385-5903, Option 1
- Fax: (719) 385-5291
- Email: salestax@coloradosprings.gov
Account Delinquencies & Payment Plan Requests:
- Phone: (719) 385-5903, Option 2
- Email: salestax_collections@coloradosprings.gov
Construction Contractor Sales & Use Tax Information:
- Phone: (719) 385-5903, Option 3
- Email: construction_salestax@coloradosprings.gov
Audit, Taxability, or Voluntary Disclosure Agreements (VDA) Information:
- Phone: (719) 385-5903, Option 4
- Email: auditors_salestax@coloradosprings.gov
Mailing Addresses
Physical Address:
City of Colorado Springs
Sales Tax
30 S. Nevada Ave, Ste 203
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Tax Payments:
City of Colorado Springs
Sales Tax
Department 2408
Denver, CO 80256-0001
Construction Payments & Correspondence:
City of Colorado Springs
Sales Tax / Construction
PO Box 1575
Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1575
General Correspondence Mailing Address:
City of Colorado Springs
Sales Tax / Mail Code 225
PO Box 1575
Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1575
Lobby Services
The City Administration Building is open to the public.
Our office is open from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays).
Walk-ins are welcome; no appointments are needed.
Staff is available for any assistance.
- Lobby kiosk available for online service access.
- A secured drop box is available outside our office's main door on the second floor if needed.
Lobby Location:
City Administration Building (CAB)
Sales Tax Office
30 S Nevada Ave, Ste 203 (2nd Flr)
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Special Message:
Tax Returns:
- In-person filing is accepted.
- Payment methods: cash, checks, money orders, or bank checks.
- Receipts will be provided on all cash deposits.
- Credit card payments are not accepted over the counter.
- Checks payable to: The City of Colorado Springs.
Applications and License Renewal Forms:
- Mandatory online filing.
- Over-the-counter submissions will not be accepted.
- New application and coordinating license renewal fees have been eliminated as of September 1, 2023.
- A kiosk is available in the lobby.
Sales & Use Tax System (SUTS)
Sales & Use Tax System (SUTS) Portal provided by the Colorado Department of Revenue.