Chances of a tax audit higher in rural Colorado
Something to ponder now that tax returns have been filed. The Internal Revenue Service is conducting about 40 percent fewer audits than it did back in 2010. But where someone lives can make a big...
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Colorado lawmakers passed a bill asking to keep extra TABOR money. Here’s how...
Colorado lawmakers have voted to ask state residents a big question in November: Can the state keep all the tax dollars it collects instead of having to refund some of them? House Bill 1257, sponsored...
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6 things we’ve learned about Colorado Gov. Jared Polis his first months in...
Voting for any politician takes a bit of hope. Much like a romantic partner, you wonder: What are they really like to live with? Last fall, Coloradans decisively sent Democrat Jared Polis to the...
View ArticleColorado taxpayers possibly headed for both TABOR refund and tax cut
Coloradans are inching closer to their first TABOR tax refunds in years, according to updated state revenue forecasts released Wednesday. In fact, state collections have been so strong that taxpayers...
View ArticleTABOR FAQ: Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights explained
No other state in the country has a law like Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The constitutional amendment passed by voters in 1992 gives the job of deciding whether to raise taxes to Colorado...
View ArticleEditorial: Want to repeal TABOR? We do too, but here’s some realistic advice.
We’ve always thought a repeal of the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights would be prudent. We now know, thanks to a Colorado Supreme Court ruling, that it’s possible; all that remains to be known is if it’s...
View ArticleColorado lawmakers consider special session on expected TABOR refunds
State lawmakers are working on a draft bill that would bring them back to Denver for a special session with the goal of keeping at least some of the money expected to go out to Coloradans as TABOR tax...
View ArticleCampaign for Coloradans to give up their TABOR refunds doesn’t exist – so far
For weeks the people who oppose a ballot measure that would end state TABOR tax refunds have spent thousands of dollars knocking on doors, passing out flyers and making phone calls. Those who support...
View ArticleCaldara: Don’t give up your TABOR rights or that of your kids’ kids
Forever is a really, really long time. Strawberry fields are forever. Rod Stewart wants us to stay “Forever Young.” The best forever is when my son says, “I love you dad … forever!” Never getting your...
View ArticleEndorsement: Proposition CC is fatally flawed; lawmakers should try again
Editor’s note: This represents the opinion of The Denver Post editorial board, which is separate from the paper’s news operation. Colorado lawmakers can do better than Proposition CC. We recommend...
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Colorado Prop CC’s failure may lead to bigger TABOR fights in 2020
Proposition CC’s big defeat this week was only the latest in a series of bruising ballot-box losses for Colorado Democrats and their allies, but some activists are gearing up for an even bigger fight...
View ArticleLetters: Drilling into “Medicare for All” (11/7/19)
Drilling into “Medicare for All” Re: “Funding big dreams,” Nov. 3 commentaries Michael R. Strain (from the American Enterprise Institute) didn’t paint a true picture of Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan for...
View ArticleCiruli: Did Colorado’s new era of Democratic dominance just find its limits?
In a strong turnout for an off-year election, voters mostly said “yes” to TABOR and — again — “no” to tax increases. The high profile ballot issue — Proposition CC, a statewide TABOR revenue cap...
View ArticleHow FedEx cut its tax bill to $0
WASHINGTON — In the 2017 fiscal year, FedEx owed more than $1.5 billion in taxes. The next year, it owed nothing. What changed was the Trump administration’s tax cut — for which the company had lobbied...
View ArticleBrooks: A ridiculously optimistic history of the next decade
Looking back at the 2020s from our vantage point in 2030, the first great event was the complete destruction of Donald Trump’s Republican Party. As the former Republican consultant Mike Murphy had...
View ArticleBrighton man sentenced to 20 months for Social Security fraud, failing to...
A Brighton man has been sentenced to 20 months in federal prison for failure to file tax returns and for fraud relating to Social Security disability payments. Robert Eugene Hybertson, 61, agreed to...
View ArticleJared Polis wants to cut Colorado’s income tax, but lawmakers have their own...
Democrats, Republicans and the governor all want to change Colorado’s income tax. The problem is, they have three different ideas about what that change should look like. Gov. Jared Polis wants a...
View ArticleFree tax filing has confused many Americans. Here’s help.
The majority of individual taxpayers in the U.S. are eligible to file their taxes for free, yet many may be unaware or confused by how to do so. The tax industry and the IRS have played a part in the...
View ArticleLetters: Don’t over-test for COVID-19; Increasing income tax of the wealthy...
Don’t over-test for COVID-19 The widespread availability of COVID-19 testing, with a doctor’s order, is an ill-conceived plan that will compromise the ability of health systems in Colorado to ensure...
View ArticleOutdoor recreation industry seeks tariff payment deferrals to ease economic...
If you think U.S. companies’ anxiety over tariffs has faded into the background with the coronavirus pandemic raging, it hasn’t. The outdoor recreation industry says the economic blows dealt by the...
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