The Rio Blanco County Sales and Use Tax Administrator is responsible for administrating and monitoring the countywide sales, use, and lodging taxes.

Duties include:
  • Issuing county sales tax licenses
  • Processing, reviewing, auditing projects for building material use tax
  • Responding to inquiries by citizens and vendors
  • Working with municipalities located within Rio Blanco County and the Colorado Department of Revenue

Statutes and Authorities:

Rio Blanco County is 'statutory' or 'state collected,' and it must follow Colorado taxing statutes and regulations. 

The County collects 6.5% sales tax: this includes 2.9% Colorado State Sales Tax and 3.6% Rio Blanco County Sales Tax. All Rio Blanco County sales tax is remitted to the Colorado Department of Revenue; the State then distributes 3.6% back to Rio Blanco County.

State statutes also give counties the authority to collect use tax on some items because sales tax was not collected at the time of purchase.