File a Sales Tax Return

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ONLINE - File a Sales Tax Return 

Sales and Use Tax Return

• You are responsible for filing a return by the due date.
• Returns must be filed even if no tax is due to city.
• We no longer mail tax returns to businesses.

Effective January 1, 2021, the city tax rate has decreased to 3.07% for all transactions occurring on or after that date. Use the tax return below for purchases on or after the effective date.

• Instructions for City of Colorado Springs Sales and/or Use Tax Return
• 3.07% Sales and Use Tax Return
• 3.07% Sales and Use Tax Return in Spanish

January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2020, will be subject to the previous tax rate of 3.12%. City sales tax collected within this date range will report at 3.12%. If your business purchased or consumed items with an invoice date of 12/31/2020 and prior the use tax will be due at the previous tax rate of 3.12%.

• Instructions for City of Colorado Springs Sales and/or Use Tax Return
• 3.12% Sales and Use Tax Return
• 3.12% Sales and Use Tax Return in Spanish

Support Documentation for Tax Return

• Schedule B, Use Tax Detail Report
• Additional Schedule C for Consolidated Accounts

Consumer Use Tax Return (non construction)

• 3.07% Consumer Use Tax Return, for purchases invoiced January 1, 2021 and after
• 3.12% Consumer Use Tax Return, for purchases invoiced December 31, 2020 & prior

File an Amended Return:

If you discover an error on a previously filed return, you should file an amended return. An amended return must be filed within three years of the original due date of the return filed. Currently, you cannot amend or correct a prior period through our online services.

Amended Return:

Instructions, Signature Page and Amended Return

If you owe additional tax, return the completed form and check payable to The City of Colorado Springs, Sales Tax, PO Box 1575, Mail Code 225, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1575.

If you have overpaid your tax, return the completed form along with any supporting documentation to The City of Colorado Springs, Sales Tax, PO Box 1575, Mail Code 225, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1575.