Posted on 22 February 2010. Tags: Business Tax Breaks, Business Tax Exemptions, CACI, Chuck Berry, Colorado Association of Commerce & Industry
“Colorado lost 198,400 jobs last year, and our state’s unemployment rate for January was 7.5 percent for January. Consequently, we can only urge the legislature to focus on assisting employers — whose ability to retain and create jobs is absolutely vital to economic recovery —instead of burdening businesses with the tax bills.”
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Posted on 12 February 2010. Tags: Business Tax Breaks, Business Tax Exemptions, Tax Exemptions
Tax increases Colorado lawmakers are rushing to pass to balance the budget would undo about 6 percent of the $2.2 billion in tax credits and exemptions on Colorado’s books.
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Posted on 11 February 2010. Tags: Business Tax Breaks, Business Tax Exemptions, Tax Exemptions
Candy, soda, Amazon purchases and select software are one step closer to being taxed after the Colorado senate Wednesday gave its final approval to a group of bills that would suspend or eliminate a series of tax credits or exemptions.
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Posted on 10 February 2010. Tags: Business Tax Breaks, Business Tax Exemptions, Greg Brophy, Litigation, Tax Breaks, Tax Exemptions
As the legislative battle over eliminating tax breaks nears its end, some lawmakers wonder if another front will emerge months down the line in court.
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Posted on 09 February 2010. Tags: Business Tax Breaks, Business Tax Exemptions, Josh Penry, Media. Bill Cadman, Newspaper, Tax Breaks
Senate Republicans Monday night said they found one industry whose tax break they actually were OK with eliminating: newspapers.
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Posted on 09 February 2010. Tags: Business Tax Breaks, Business Tax Exemptions, Colorado Republicans, Rollie Heath, Tax Exemptions
Colorado Republicans Monday jumped on Sen. Rollie Heath, a Boulder Democrat, for referring to the proposed elimination of a series of tax credits and exemptions as a tax increase.
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Posted on 09 February 2010. Tags: Business Tax Exemptions, Tax Breaks, Tax Exemptions
The Colorado Senate gave initial approval to a package of bills removing tax breaks on candy, soda, software, junk mail and other items Monday night.
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Posted on 08 February 2010. Tags: Business Tax Exemptions, HB10-1193, Online Sales Tax, Sales Tax, Tax Exemptions
Colorado lawmakers are considering a new tactic to go after tax revenue from online sales. They want out-of-state online retailers to either start collecting the tax or send annual notices to their customers telling them to pay the tax themselves.
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Posted on 06 February 2010. Tags: Business Tax Exemptions, Tax Exemptions
After a week of intense debate, late nights and high tension, the Senate began floor debate on a package of Democratic bills that cut business-tax exemptions and credits in order to balance a budget that is bleeding red ink.
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Posted on 05 February 2010. Tags: Bill Cadman, Business Tax Exemptions, Colorado Channel Authority, Colorado House, Colorado Senate
It’s only been three weeks, but already’s there’s a move to change a policy about televising House and Senate proceedings.
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