Policy Updates

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.

Support Census Funding for Colorado's Nonprofits

Jun 10, 2019

2019 Colorado Legislative Session

May 3, 2019

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

Support voter approved revenue for education and transportation!

Apr 25, 2019

The Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights (TABOR) amendment requires voter approval for tax policy changes that increase state revenues. It also limits annual growth in state revenues to the sum of the rates of inflation plus...

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...

Federal Shutdown Survey

Feb 14, 2019

If Congress does not pass legislation to extend particular spending bills and resolve a dispute over funding for a U.S. Mexico border wall, then the federal government will shut down after Feb. 15 for the second time...

Census 2020: Citizenship Question

Dec 31, 2018

2020 Census: What you Need to Know

Myths about the Change to the Johnson Amendment in the 2019 Tax Bill

Dec 11, 2018

Protect Nonprofit Nonpartisanship!