Greg Sobetski
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This issue brief provides information on mechanisms used to refund revenue in excess of the state's constitutional spending limit. The legislature determines how the excess revenue is refunded. Over the course of TABOR's history, there have been 21 different refund mechanisms.
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Issue brief volume 17-27
Pub. Date
2017.
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Senate Bill 17-267, enacted during the 2017 legislative session, changes many aspects of fiscal policy for the state. This issue brief summarizes the bill's principal components.
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2018
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Revenue collected in excess of the constitutional revenue limit, or TABOR limit, must be refunded to taxpayers unless voters authorize retention of the excess amount. This memorandum presents information on this constitutional requirement and its administration at the state level.
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2014.
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This memorandum provides information on intergovernmental transfers of revenue from the state government to Colorado's 64 counties. Data from 2010 show that of $5.0 billion in total county revenue, about $1.3 billion or 25.8 percent came from intergovernmental transfers. State revenue transfers come from various taxes and nontax revenue sources. This memorandum identifies these sources and provides information on state transfers for 2010, the most...
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2018.
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This memorandum provides information on five types of programs that provide property tax and/or rental cost relief to seniors. These include: property tax exemptions; property tax credits, and income tax credits that reimburse housing costs; "circuit breaker" programs that provide targeted housing cost relief to low-income seniors; property tax freezes; and property tax deferrals.
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Issue brief volume 15-09
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2015.
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This issue brief provides information on state enterprises, a special category of government entities created in the Colorado Constitution. An enterprise is a self-supporting, or largely self-supporting, government-owned business that receives its revenue in return for the provision of a good or service.
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Issue brief volume 15-03
Pub. Date
2015.
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This issue brief provides information on the income tax "checkoff" program and the selection of organizations for placement on the income tax form.
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Issue brief volume 18-15
Pub. Date
2018.
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Senate Bill 18-001, enacted during the 2018 legislative session, is a significant piece of transportation funding legislation. SB 18-001 commits state General Fund revenue for transportation projects and establishes financial mechanisms to address the passage or failure of transportation-related ballot measures. This issue brief summarizes the most important features of this law.
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Issue brief volume 17-26
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2017.
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In Colorado, sales taxes are imposed by the state government, counties, municipalities, and special districts. Overlapping boundaries create 754 unique tax jurisdictions, many with different tax bases, rates, and administrators. This issue brief summarizes information on how local government sales and use taxes are assessed and administered.