taxation and budget - The Journal

Colorado taxpayers will get even larger refund checks next year than predicted

TABOR surplus is now estimated at more than $3 billion

DATE: Jun 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Democrats move to issue $2 billion in flat-rate taxpayer refund checks

Single filers would get $650 under the proposed change, while joint filers would get $1,300

DATE: May 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposal would prevent Coloradans’ property taxes from rising too quickly

If plan fails, the average homeowner would experience a property tax increase of 40%

DATE: May 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado plans to send taxpayers $2 billion in refunds this year

Democrats plan to rely on a system they’ve blasted in the past as being inequitable

DATE: May 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Results too close to call for Prop. 123, a ballot measure to fund affordable housing

Colorado voters were split on a ballot measure that would set aside nearly $300 million each year in existing tax revenue to help local governments and nonprofits increase affordable housing...

DATE: Nov 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Education, environment advocates warn about instability of oil and gas revenue

Politicians won’t slow the industry but must eventually diversify funding, economist says

DATE: Oct 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Coloradans might get a TABOR refund in spring

Amount will depend on income levels

DATE: Sep 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis’ name isn’t on TABOR refund checks, but it will be on a letter accompanying them

$750 and $1,500 payments come from tax revenues collected in excess of spending caps

DATE: Aug 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dolores County proposes two tax questions for November ballot

Sales tax would offset oil and gas revenues; lodgers tax would go to tourism and support housing and child care

DATE: Jul 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rising inflation is on a collision course with Colorado’s TABOR cap

A lag in economic indicators means fast-rising numbers aren’t reflected in calculations

DATE: Jul 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado taxpayers could see $750 refund checks this summer, new forecast estimates

Amounts are nearly double what state officials predicted in April

DATE: Jun 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

5 ways the Colorado Legislature just affected your wallet – in a good way

Your property taxes won’t rise as much as they were supposed to and Coloradans will temporarily avoid a $2 increase in the cost to get or renew a driver’s license

DATE: May 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News