Policy Updates

Taxes on Transportation Benefits and Unrelated Business Activities

Jan 15, 2020

Thanks to the efforts of nonprofits throughout the country, Congress approved, and the President signed, legislation to repal the tax on transportation benefits provided by nonprofits to their employees.

Proposed Colorado Overtime and Minimum Pay Standard

Jan 13, 2020

On November 15, the Colorado Division of Labor Standards and Statistics proposed revisions to the state's minimum wage order for the first time since the 1990s.

Tax Expenditures Reviewed by Interim Committee

Dec 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.

Colorado Nonprofit Association supports establishing Denver's minimum wage

Nov 22, 2019

On November 22, Colorado Nonprofit Association sent a letter to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Councilwoman Robin Kniech expressing support for establishing a minimum wage for people working in Denver. We support CB...

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

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.

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