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This version of the DR 0100 form (dated 12/13/16) should only be 

used  for  filing  original  and  amended  sales  tax  returns  for  periods 

beginning on or after January 2017 through December 2017.

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                                             DR 0100 (12/13/16) 
                                             COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Colorado Retail 
                                             Denver, CO 80261-0013 
*DO*NOT*SEND*                                www.TaxColorado.com            Sales Tax Return

                                                                       with Deductions & Exemptions Schedules

             General Information
These instructions are provided to assist you with completing your      Quarterly Returns:
Colorado sales tax return.                                              January – March due April 20
You must file a sales tax return every period, even if no tax           April – June due July 20
has been collected or no tax is due. Failure to file will result in     July – September due October 20
estimated billings. If you do not file the required returns, the        October – December due January 20
department will close your account and your sales tax license will      Annual Returns: due January 20
no longer be valid. Zero returns can be filed online.                   Note: If the 20th is a weekend or holiday, the return is due the 
SSN and FEIN                                                            next business day. 
Verify you are using a correct Federal Employer Identification          For more information, see FYI General 15: Colorado Department 
Number (FEIN) or Social Security number (SSN). If your account          of Revenue Tax Due Dates.
does not have a valid FEIN or SSN, your return could be delayed         Filing an Amended Return? 
and you will receive a notice to provide valid proof of the FEIN        If you are filing an amended return, check the amended return 
or SSN. Note: This will also prevent you from obtaining an EFT          box. A separate amended return must be filed for each period 
number for payments and prevent you from filing by spreadsheet          and/or each site. The amended return must show all lines as 
or XML.                                                                 corrected, not merely the difference(s). The amended return 
Colorado Account Number                                                 replaces the original in its entirety.
Enter your eight-digit account number and four-digit site/location      Recommended Forms, Publications and Resources
number. For example: XXXXXXXX-XXXX. Each sales tax return               Resources available on the Colorado Taxation web site 
must have a site/location number entered on the return in order         www.TaxColorado.com
to be processed. This helps the department identify and properly        • Sales and Use Tax General Information and Reference
allocate local jurisdiction taxes that are paid with the return.        Guide, DR 0099
Period                                                                  • FYI Sales 1: How to Document Sales to Retailers, Tax-
Enter the filing period as MM/YY-MM/YY.                                 Exempt Organizations and Direct Pay Permit Holders
If filing for the first quarter (Jan. through March) of 2016, the dates • FYI Sales 4: Taxable and Tax Exempt Sales of Food and
for this period on a paper form should be 01/16-03/16. When filing      Related Items
in Revenue Online, the system will only require the end date of         • Colorado Department of Revenue Electronic Funds
each period. (e.g., first quarter: 03312016)                            Transferred (EFT) Program For Tax Payments, DR 5782
Location Jurisdiction Code                                              • Authorization for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) For Tax
Enter the six-digit location jurisdiction code for your site/location.  Payments, DR 5785
These codes can be found in the Location/Jurisdiction Codes for         • Sales Tax Web pages
Sales Tax Filing, DR 0800.                                              • The Colorado Business Resource Book,
Due Date                                                                www.coloradoSBDC.org
Returns must be filed online or postmarked on or before the 20th 
day of the month following the reporting period.
Monthly Returns: due the 20th day of the month following the 
reporting month. 



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                                       DR 0100 (12/13/16) 
                                       COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 
                                       Denver, CO 80261-0013 
*DO*NOT*SEND*                          www.TaxColorado.com

Tax Education                                                           spreadsheet requires individual approval by the department 
Free public tax classes are offered in our Taxpayer Service Center      before it can be used. For more information on spreadsheet 
locations. Please visit the Education page of the Taxation web site     filing, refer to the Spreadsheet Upload Handbook available at the 
www.TaxColorado.com to view current schedules and to register.          Taxation website under the Alpha Index letter "S" for spreadsheet 
Colorado Sales Taxes                                                    filing.
State Sales Tax 
The state sales tax rate is 2.9% and is reported in the state                  REVENUE ONLINE FILING INFORMATION
column of this return.                                                         You Can Easily File Your Return Online!
RTD and CD Taxes                                                        To save time and reduce filing errors, file this return through 
Regional Transportation District (RTD) and the Scientific and           Revenue Online.  Use www.Colorado.gov/RevenueOnline to 
Cultural Facilities District (CD) taxes are administered in the same    register, file, pay and manage your sales tax account. 
manner as state sales tax. The RTD sales tax rate is 1% and the         If you cannot file through Revenue Online, refer to the Paper 
CD sales tax rate is .1%. These taxes are reported in the RTD/CD        Filing Instructions below and complete this return in its entirety.
column.
Special District Taxes                                                         PAPER FILING INSTRUCTIONS
Special district taxes which are reported in the Special District       Line 1. Gross Sales and Services
column include the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA),             Enter total gross sales and services for this site/location only. 
Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Authority (MHA), Public Safety             Include all taxable and nontaxable sales and collection of bad 
Improvements (PSI), Health Services District (HSD) and the              debts previously deducted. You will enter non-taxable deductions 
Metropolitan District Tax (MDT).                                        and exemptions on the Deductions and Exemptions Schedules. 
Special district taxes which are not reported in the special district   Line 2a. Sales to licensed dealers 
column include the Mass Transportation System Tax (MTS) and             Enter sales made to other licensed dealers (retailers) for resale. 
the Local Improvement District Tax (LID). MTS is reported in the        Line 2b. Deductions
County/MTS column and LID taxes are reported in the City/LID            Enter allowed deductions listed on the deductions schedule from 
column.                                                                 Page 2; Part A. Deductions taken on the "Other" line must include 
The Baptist Road RTA (BRRTA) and the Football District Tax (FD)         an explanation. If you are claiming deductions on this line, the 
have both expired and any tax collected on periodic lease or credit     deductions schedule is required and must accompany this return. 
payments must be remitted on the Colorado Special District Sales        Line 3. Net Sales 
Tax Return Supplement, DR 0200.                                         Subtract total deductions (line 2c) from gross sales and services 
County and City Taxes                                                   (line 1) $______________ this is your net sales. Enter this 
County and city sales taxes collected by the state are                  amount in each applicable column. The net sales must be the 
administered in the same manner as state sales tax. If the sale is      same across all applicable columns. Do not enter different 
subject to state sales tax, it is also subject to state-collected local amounts in the State, RTD/CD, Special District, County/MTS and 
sales tax. Exceptions to this guideline as well as local sales tax      the City/LID columns. 
rates are listed in the Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates, DR 1002.          Line 3a. Sales out of taxing area 
Local sales taxes are reported in the County/MTS and City/LID           Enter the amount of sales delivered out of your taxing area for this 
columns.                                                                site/location only. Note: This is applicable to physical site/locations 
For more information on guidelines for local sales tax, refer to        only. 
FYI Sales 62: Guidelines for Determining When to Collect State-         Line 3b. Exemptions
Collected Local Sales Tax.                                              Enter the amount of state and applicable local exemptions listed 
Self-Collected Home-Rule Cities                                         on the exemptions schedule from Page 3; Part B. Exemptions 
Home-rule cities that collect their own local sales tax may have        taken on the "Other" line must include an explanation. Exemptions 
different guidelines and must be contacted directly. These cities       may be specific to state, county, city and special districts. Refer 
are listed in the DR 1002 along with their contact information.         to DR 1002 . If you are claiming exemptions on this line, the 
Electronic Filing                                                       exemptions schedule is required and must accompany this return. 
This return can be filed electronically through Revenue Online,         Line 3c. Overpayment from previous return
see Revenue Online Filing Information.                                  If you overpaid sales tax on a previous return, you may deduct 
Sales tax filers with two or more sites (locations) may file by         the overpayment amount on line 3c only if there is not an existing 
XML (Extensible Markup Language) or Excel spreadsheet. A list           credit on the account due to the overpayment. To calculate the 
of XML approved software vendors is available on the web site           dollar amount on line 3c, you will divide the tax overpayment 
www.TaxColorado.com under Software Developers-Sales Tax                 by the same tax rate you used to calculate the tax due on the 
XML. Use of the department's pre-approved XML software does             original return. The calculation must be done for each applicable 
not require individual approval. For the Excel spreadsheet, there       tax for each site. Do not reduce the tax liability below zero. Note: 
is a template and handbook on the website. Use of the Excel             If a credit is carried forward for city taxes, the credit can only be 



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                                      DR 0100 (12/13/16) 
                                      COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 
                                      Denver, CO 80261-0013 
*DO*NOT*SEND*                         www.TaxColorado.com

deducted in the city column.                                           Deductions and Exemptions Schedules (Page 2, Part A and 
Tax Rate: Tax rates are listed in the Colorado Sales/Use Tax           Page 3, Part B)
Rates, DR 1002 and in Revenue Online under "Additional                 If deductions and exemptions are being claimed on lines 2b and 
Services" then "View Sales Rates and Taxes".                           3b, the Deductions and Exemptions Schedules are required and 
Line 6. Excess tax collected                                           must be attached to the sales tax return. If these schedules 
Enter the amount of excess tax collected. For example: The tax         are missing, incomplete or incorrect, all deductions and 
rate decreased but tax was collected at the old rate on payments       exemptions will be disallowed. A separate schedule must 
made after the effective date of the new tax rate. Excess tax has      be completed and submitted for each site/location. For more 
been collected and should be reported on this line.                    information on allowed deductions and exemptions, refer to DR 
Line 8a. Service Fee Rate                                              1002. Additional information is available at the Taxation website 
Service fee rates are published in the Colorado Sales/Use Tax          under the Alpha Index letter "S" for Sales Tax. 
Rates, DR 1002.                                                                       PAYMENT INFORMATION
Line 8b. Service Fee (Discount)                                        Online Payments
A "discount" is given to vendors who timely file and pay their sales   EFT Payment (No Fee)
taxes. If your return and payment are postmarked and received          Pay by electronic fund transfer (EFT) via ACH Debit or Credit. 
timely, you can subtract the applicable service fee from your sales    EFT registration is required prior to making your payment. 
tax due. Note: not all jurisdictions allow a service fee. Refer to the Payments cannot be made until 24-48 hours after you register.
DR 1002 for more information. 
                                                                       Credit Card/E-Check 
Line 10: Tax on inventory usage                                        Pay by using a credit card or electronic check. There is an 
If your business takes out of its inventory goods that were            additional service fee for making a payment using these methods. 
purchased tax-free for resale and uses the goods for personal or 
business purposes, you must pay sales tax on those items when          Paper Check
they are taken out of inventory and used. The cost of the items        Online Filing with Payment Coupon
must be entered on line 10 of this form. Tax is due for state, RTD,    You can print a payment coupon from Revenue Online after you 
CD, special districts, county or state-collected city tax. Do not use  have filed your return electronically. Select ‚"Payment Coupon"‚ in 
this line to file/pay consumer use. Consumer Use Tax is reported       the Payment Option. You can print a coupon for each period.
on the DR 0252 and DR 0251.                                            Paper Filing with Payment
Lines 12 and 13. Penalty and Interest                                  If you are filing and paying by mail, include the account number, 
If this return and remittance is postmarked or electronically made     filing period and write ‚"sales tax", on your check to ensure 
after the due date, a penalty of 10% plus .5% per month (not to        proper credit is applied to your account. One check can be 
exceed 18%) is due. Interest is due at the prime rate, effective       remitted for the total for all returns. 
July 1 of the previous year. Penalty and interest rates can be         Sign and date the return and mail with your payment to:
found in FYI General 11: Colorado Civil Tax Penalties and Interest.    Colorado Department of Revenue 
Line 15. Total Amount Owed                                             Denver, CO 80261-0013
Enter the total from all columns. Check for mathematical and           Retain copies of all returns for your records. 
transposition errors. Both the amount on the return and the            If you need further assistance, please call our Customer Service 
amount of the payment must match.                                      Center at 303-238-7378. 
To avoid processing delays, complete all applicable and 
required lines. Lines on the return can be left blank if the value is 
zero, except for lines 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, and 11. 
Multi-Location Filers: A separate DR 0100 must be filed for 
each physical site or for each non-physical site that is collecting 
sales tax. All physical sites must file a return even if there were 
no sales. Verify your sites/locations in Revenue Online under 
"Additional Services". For additional information, refer to FYI 
Sales 58: Requirements for Sales Tax Remittance for Multiple 
Location Companies.



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               Departmental Use Only
                                               DR 0100 (12/13/16)
                                               COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
                                               Denver, CO 80261-0013
                                               www.TaxColorado.com
                                                                       Colorado Retail 
                                                                    Sales Tax Return 
                                                   with Deductions & Exemptions Schedules
                                               Signature (Signed under penalty of perjury in the second degree). Date (MM/DD/YY)

*160100==19999*                                SSN 1                       SSN 2                                 FEIN

Last Name or Business Name                                          First Name

Address                                               City             State  Zip                                Phone

                                                                                                                 (         )
Colorado Account Number (XXXXXXXX-XXXX)     Period (MM/YY-MM/YY)  Location Juris Code (Refer to form DR 0800)               Due Date (MM/DD/YY)

                                                      
                                      (1-1)
1.  Gross Sales and Services for                      Mark here if this is an Amended Return                                0021-102
  this site/location only.                         00
Subtractions
                               (2a-1)                            (2b-1)
2a. Sales to licensed                       2b.Deductions-                        2c. Total Deductions (add 
dealers.                                    00 Page 2, Part A.                   00         lines 2a & 2b.)                                    00
3. Net sales: Subtract line 2c        State           RTD/CD           Special District     County/MTS                            City/LID
from line 1:                   (3-1)           (3-2)                (3-3)                   (3-4)                           (3-5)
$ _____________________
Enter amount from above in 
each applicable column                      00                   00               00                                  00                       00
                               (3a-1)          (3a-2)               (3a-3)                  (3a-4)                          (3a-5)

3a. Sales out of taxing area                00                   00               00                                  00                       00
                               (3b-1)          (3b-2)               (3b-3)                  (3b-4)                          (3b-5)
3b. Exemptions- 
Page 3, Part B.                             00                   00               00                                  00                       00
                               (3c-1)          (3c-2)               (3c-3)                  (3c-4)                          (3c-5)
3c. Overpayment from 
previous return                             00                   00               00                                  00                       00
4. Net taxable sales (line 3 
minus lines 3a, 3b and 3c)                  00                   00               00                                  00                       00
                 Tax Rate
5. Amount of sales tax 
(multiply tax rate by line 4)               00                   00               00                                  00                       00
                               (6-1)           (6-2)                (6-3)                   (6-4)                           (6-5)
6. Add: Excess tax 
collected                                   00                   00               00                                  00                       00

7. Total (add lines 5 & 6)                  00                   00               00                                  00                       00

8. a. Service fee rate 
                               (8-1)           (8-2)                (8-3)                   (8-4)                           (8-5)
b. Service fee (discount) 
(multiply line 7 by line 8a).               00                   00               00                                  00                       00
9. Sales tax due 
(line 7 minus line 8b)                      00                   00               00                                  00                       00



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                                                                                              DR 0100 (12/13/16)
                                                                                              COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
                                                                                              Denver, CO 80261-0013
*160100==29999*                                                                               www.TaxColorado.com
Colorado Account Number (XXXXXXXX-XXXX) Period (MM/YY-MM/YY)                                               Name
                                                                                              
Additions
10. Tax on               (10-1)         (10-2)                                                             (10-3)           (10-4)         (10-5)
inventory 
usage      $                            00                                                     00                    00                  00        00
                         (11-1)         (11-2)                                                             (11-3)           (11-4)         (11-5)
11. Total tax due 
(add lines 9 & 10)                      00                                                     00                    00                  00        00
                         (12-1)         (12-2)                                                             (12-3)           (12-4)         (12-5)

12. Penalty                             00                                                     00                    00                  00        00
                         (13-1)         (13-2)                                                             (13-3)           (13-4)         (13-5)

13. Interest                            00                                                     00                    00                  00        00
14. Total each tax 
(add lines 11, 12, & 13)                00                                                     00                    00                  00        00
The State may convert your check to a one time electronic banking transaction. Your bank 
your check will not be returned. If your check is rejected due to insufficient or uncollected 
account may be debited as early as the same day received by the State. If converted,          15.  Total Amount Owed Paid by EFT 
funds, the Department of Revenue may collect the payment amount directly from your bank        (add all columns 
account electronically.                                                                        on line 14)                         (355) $         .00
Deductions Schedule- Part A 
This schedule is required for deductions claimed on line 2b, page 1.
                                                                                                                                         (A1-1)

1.  Service sales                                                                                                                                  00
                                                                                                                                         (A2-1)

2.  Sales to governmental agencies, religious or charitable organizations                                                                          00
                                                                                                                                         (A3-1)

3.  Sales of gasoline                                                                                                                              00
                                                                                                                                         (A4-1)

4.  Sales of drugs by prescription and prosthetic devices                                                                                          00
                                                                                                                                         (A5-1)

5.  Trade-ins for taxable resale                                                                                                                   00
                                                                                                                                         (A6-1)
6.   Bad debts charged-off, returned goods, trade discounts and allowances where tax was paid  
    (cash discounts are not allowed)
                                                                                                                                                   00
                                                                                                                                         (A7-1)

7.  Cost of utilities, excluding tax. Restaurants must complete and attach form, DR 1465.                                                          00
                                                                                                                                         (A8-1)

8.  Sales of agricultural compounds and pesticides                                                                                                 00
                                                                                                                                         (A9-1)

9.  Other Deductions, explanation required                                                                                                         00
Explain

           Total add lines 1 through 9. Enter total deductions on line 2b, page 1.                                           Total               00



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                                                   DR 0100 (12/13/16)
                                                   COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
                                                   Denver, CO 80261-0013
*160100==39999*                                    www.TaxColorado.com

Colorado Account Number (XXXXXXXX-XXXX)     Period (MM/YY-MM/YY)    Name

                                                   
  Exemptions Schedule- Part B (Exemptions vary, refer to Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates, DR 1002).
  This schedule is required for exemptions claimed on line 3b, page 1.
                                      State        RTD/CD           Special District County/MTS       City/LID
                               (B1-1)       (B1-2)               (B1-3)              (B1-4)     (B1-5)
1. Food, including food sold 
through vending machines                    00                   00     00                      00            00
                               (B2-1)       (B2-2)               (B2-3)              (B2-4)     (B2-5)

2. Machinery                                00                   00     00                      00            00
                               (B3-1)       (B3-2)               (B3-3)              (B3-4)     (B3-5)

3. Electricity                              00                   00     00                      00            00
                               (B4-1)       (B4-2)               (B4-3)              (B4-4)     (B4-5)

4. Farm Equipment                           00                   00     00                      00            00
                               (B5-1)       (B5-2)               (B5-3)              (B5-4)     (B5-5)
5. Sales of low-emitting 
vehicles, etc.                              00                   00     00                      00            00
                               (B6-1)       (B6-2)               (B6-3)              (B6-4)     (B6-5)

6. School related sales                     00                   00     00                      00            00
                               (B7-1)       (B7-2)               (B7-3)              (B7-4)     (B7-5)

7. Cigarettes                         N/A   00     N/A           00     00                      00            00
                               (B8-1)       (B8-2)               (B8-3)              (B8-4)     (B8-5)
8. Renewable energy 
components                                  00                   00     00                      00            00
                               (B9-1)       (B9-2)               (B9-3)              (B9-4)     (B9-5)

9. Space Flight Exemption                   00                   00     00                      00            00
                               (B0-1)       (B0-2)               (B0-3)              (B0-4)     (B0-5)
10. Other Exemptions, 
explanation required                        00                   00     00                      00            00
Explain

11. Total: add lines 1 through 
10 of each column, enter total 
exemptions on line 3b, page 1.              00                   00     00                      00            00






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