Tax Applications | City of Colorado Springs

General Information

The City of Colorado Springs is Home Rule. This means the city is authorized to levy and collect its own sales and use tax. These applications & certificates do not cover the Colorado Department of Revenue, cities other than The City of Colorado Springs, or counties within the state of Colorado.

Certificates & License Applications

Thoroughly read the instruction page. Answer all questions completely and provide any documentation or payment requested at the time of submission.

An incomplete application will result in a delay in issuing your license or certificate.

If remitting a Sales Tax License Application or Temporary Sales Tax License Application check payable to The City of Colorado Springs.

Use Tax Only Account, Exemption Certificate, or CAZ Exemption Certificate do not require a license fee.

The mailing address for all application types is:

City of Colorado Springs

Attn: Sales Tax Licensing

PO Box 1575

Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1575

Selecting a Filing Frequency on a Sales and/or Use Tax License Application

Monthly:

If you collect more than $300.00 per month in sales tax or owe more than $300.00 per month in use tax, you are required to file monthly.

The due date will always be the following 20^th of the new month, if the due date falls on a non-business day, the next business day will be the due date for that month.
Filing Example: Transactions between January 1-31^st, tax is due no later than February 20. You have twenty (20) days to file your taxes.

Quarterly:

If you collect less than $300.00 per month in sales tax or owe less than $300.00 per month in use tax, you are required to file quarterly. The quarters are listed below, these are fixed. If the due date falls on a non-business day, the next business day will be the due date for that quarter.

First Quarter: January 1 through March 31^st, due April 20^th
Second Quarter: April 1 through June 30^th, due July 20th
Third Quarter: July 1 through September 30^th, due October 20^th
Fourth Quarter: October 1 through December 31^st, due January 20th
Filing Example: If a taxable transaction takes place on Feb 2, 2021, the taxes are due April 20, 2021.

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