The formulas
- Sales tax = sale x (2.9% + local rate)
- Nexus when counted sales are more than $100,000 in the current or previous calendar year
- Counted sales = direct sales only
How it works
Figures current as of November 2026.
The state rate is 2.9 percent. The tool multiplies the sale amount by the statewide base rate plus the local rate you enter (state-collected county, city and special district taxes, plus any home-rule city tax) and shows the state and local parts separately. The local rate depends on where the goods are delivered.
A seller with no physical presence in Colorado must register and collect once it has more than $100,000 of retail sales into Colorado, taxable or not in the current or previous calendar year. Sales made through a marketplace facilitator do not count toward your own Colorado threshold; only your direct sales count.
A seller with a physical presence in Colorado, such as staff, an office or inventory, must collect regardless of the threshold. The tool does not decide whether a product is taxable or exempt; enter the taxable price.
Illustrative figures only. Check the result against your firm's methodology before relying on it.
Common questions
What is the Colorado sales tax rate?
The state rate is 2.9 percent. Local rates are added on top by delivery address.
What is the Colorado economic nexus threshold?
More than $100,000 of retail sales into Colorado, taxable or not in the current or previous calendar year.
Do marketplace sales count toward the Colorado threshold?
Sales made through a marketplace facilitator do not count toward your own Colorado threshold; only your direct sales count.
Sources
- Colorado Department of Revenue, Sales Tax Guide
- Colorado Department of Revenue, Sales Tax Information for Online Sellers
- Colorado General Assembly, HB19-1240 (C.R.S. 39-26-102(3)(c))
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