Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license. Each physical location holds its own license. The state rate is 2.9%; state-collected county and city taxes are filed on the same return, but home-rule cities collect their own (next row).
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 2 of 6: Register for tax
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Colorado Department of Revenue, Taxation Division.
Sources and dates
Department of Revenue sales tax license pages and FYI General 14 (sales tax license and deposit). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Yes. Register through MyBizColorado or Revenue Online before the first sale and post the license.
Colorado Department of Revenue, Taxation Division.
Step 2 of 6, register for tax. The steps before it: set up the business.
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