Policy Updates

Yes on Proposition CC

Oct 11, 2019

Unfortunately, Proposition CC failed with 46% support, 54% opposition. Voting Yes on Proposition CC means Colorado can devote more resources, without raising tax rates, to:

Final Overtime Rule Announced by U.S Department of Labor

Sep 27, 2019

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its Final Overtime Rule on September 24. Effective January 1, 2020, the minimum annual salary for an exempt employee will be $35,568 (or $684 per week). We submitted...

Support Census Funding for Colorado's Nonprofits

Sep 4, 2019

Tax Expenditures Reviewed by Interim Committee

Sep 3, 2019

Background In late October, an interim legislative committee will propose legislation to change numerous tax policies, including some affecting nonprofits and the people they serve.

Census 2020: Citizenship Question

Jun 27, 2019

In 2018, the Secretary of Commerce proposed a mandatory question to ask respondents about their citizenship on the 2020 Census. The stated goal of including the question was to collect data on immigration status to...

Final IRS Rules on State Giving Tax Credits

Jun 20, 2019

The federal Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a final rule on June 13, 2019 regarding federal tax treatment of charitable giving when donations also generate state and local tax credits...

Modernize the Exemption for Nonprofits' Occasional Sales

Jun 13, 2019

Background Even though Colorado law allows charitable nonprofits to be exempt from state-collected sales taxes on items they buy, nonprofits must collect these sales taxes on most goods and services they sell.

2019 Colorado Legislative Session

May 3, 2019

We track state bills affecting our nonprofit community. These bills include, but are not limited to:

Sales Tax Rules and South Dakota vs. Wayfair

Apr 8, 2019

The Colorado General Assembly is considering legislation to re-define how sales taxes are collected and remitted by businesses and nonprofit organizations. If HB 19-1240 passes, then in-state and out-of state businesses...

New Taxes on Transportation Benefits and Unrelated Business Activities

Mar 4, 2019

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) includes new provisions that directly impact nonprofits and other tax-exempt organizations. Although nonprofits are mostly exempt from federal income taxation, a few new...

You are here