Colorado’s back door tax hike allows local governments to grow 20 times inflation.

Colorado’s back door tax hike allows local governments to grow 20 times inflation.

Property taxes in Colorado are off the charts with many seeing an increase of 40% plus in the last assessment which is considerably higher than any inflation measure.  Lawmakers took up the cry from voters with a vengeance coming up with a solution that not only makes...
Appealed your Colorado property taxes, what is next, one fundamental flaw in assessor data.

Appealed your Colorado property taxes, what is next, one fundamental flaw in assessor data.

Hopefully many of you on this list took the time to appeal your Colorado property taxes.  I absolutely did!  For my appeal, I filed the formal appeal and also spoke with the assessor to discuss.  I got my letter this week and the assessor refused to...
Tax bills double in  CO mountain towns, new legislation doesn’t help, you can reduce your taxes   

Tax bills double in  CO mountain towns, new legislation doesn’t help, you can reduce your taxes   

Our legislative branch and Governor have touted a new proposal to drastically reduce property taxes after they have skyrocketed due to increasing values and the elimination of the Gallagher amendment.  Unfortunately the new bill will not help the overwhelming...
New property tax bill is radically altered leads to huge tax increases and allows local governments to grow 20 times inflation.

New property tax bill is radically altered leads to huge tax increases and allows local governments to grow 20 times inflation.

Wow! You can always hand it to the politicians to take a simple property tax measure and fill it to the brim so in the end it costs more than it actually saves you.  In a last-ditch effort, the Colorado legislature approved: SB23-303 Reduce taxes and voter...