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When Colorado taxpayers file their 2019 income taxes, they will pay tax at a rate of 4.50 percent, rather than the state’s usual 4.63 percent rate.  The rate reduction affects state income tax payments by all taxpayers, including individuals, corporations, non-corporate businesses, and other fiduciaries.  This issue brief provides information on this temporary income tax rate reduction.

This memorandum provides information about veterans community living centers (VCLCs), formerly known as state veterans nursing homes, in Colorado.  Specifically, it includes the history of the five current VCLC locations and the process for building new VCLCs.  The memorandum also discusses how the VCLCs are funded.

This memorandum provides information concerning severance taxes in Colorado and eight other western states.  The memo provides detailed information on Colorado’s severance tax structure, including estimates for the current value of the ad valorem tax credit and the stripper well exemption.  Estimated effective severance tax rates for nine western states are provided, along with a discussion of why the effective tax rate varies from the statutory tax rate.  Finally, the memo provides estimates of severance taxes paid in each county in Co

2019 Colorado School District Cost of Living Analysis

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Interim Committee on School Finance.

This memorandum describes how some states find new ways to share cybersecurity knowledge and resources with their local governments to improve the state’s overall cybersecurity posture.

Unemployment insurance (UI) provides temporary, partial wage replacement to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.  Each state in the United States administers its own unemployment insurance program and policies vary by state.  The Division of Employment and Training within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) administers the state program for Colorado.