When Erika Righter saw foot traffic at Hope Tank vanish in March as coronavirus safety measures went into place, she temporarily closed her Broadway gift store and reopened online. “Thank God for online,” said Righter, who opened the Denver store in 2012. “I launched an online shop, which I wish I had done years ago.” […]
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For many business groups, Colorado’s 2019 legislative session has been “very difficult” to navigate
When he heard about legislation to create a state-run paid family and medical leave plan for workers in Colorado, Scott Bright took out his calculator. “I ran the numbers and, really, the cost of it was not as large of a red flag as the effect it would have on my employees, business and clients,” […]
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Armstrong: Colorado’s convoluted sales tax rules punish small businesses
Jerry “Wiggy” Wigutow takes pride in making sleeping bags in Grand Junction, where he employs more than 30 people in his factory. “If you buy our product, the Wiggy’s name comes on it. That means it’s our reputation and my name on the line,” he says on his web page. For years, whenever my family […]
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Online retailers get another reprieve from collecting sales taxes in Colorado
Online retailers selling in Colorado got a reprieve from the state’s messy sales-tax collection rules until at least May 31. This is the second time the state Revenue Department has extended the deadline, this time to allow the legislature to attempt to simplify and streamline the process for collecting and remitting online sales taxes. “As […]