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