Retail Sales Tax Return
DR 0100A (08/12/15)
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
Denver, CO 80261-0013
for Occasional Sales
Instructions
General Instructions
Specific Instructions
All retail sales are subject to sales tax unless exempt by statute.
Line 1
Gross Sales - Enter the gross sales amount of items
A retail sale is a sale of tangible personal property whether the
sold.
sale is made by a licensed vendor or between private parties.
Line 2
Total $ - Enter the amount of merchandise purchased
Small home businesses, temporary special event license plate
on which tax was paid at the time of purchase. For
transactions, purchases of a business and isolated sales taxes
small home businesses, you may deduct the cost of any
are reported on this form.
materials which you purchased and paid sales tax upon
Small Home Businesses
that you subsequently incorporated into items that you
Small home businesses who qualify for occasional isolated sales
sold and is included in gross sales on line 1.
treatment must collect and remit state sales tax, any applicable
Line 3
Line 1 less line 2 - Subtract line 2 from line 1. Enter
special district tax and state collected local tax on the gross sales
amount on line 6 in all applicable columns.
price of items sold. Businesses who are not required to obtain a
Line 4
Location of Sale - Enter the County and City of the
sales tax license must submit their total annual sales tax collected
location of the sale. Check the boxes of the applicable
by April 15 following the calendar year. For additional information
special districts. For small home businesses, the location
on sales tax requirements for small home businesses, refer to FYI
of sale is your residence. For a list of state-collected and
Sales 8.
home-rule cities and counties, refer to DR 1002.
Line 5
Tax Rate - Tax rates can be found in the Colorado Sales/
Temporary Special Event License Plates
Use Tax Rates, DR 1002.
A dealership or manufacturer must collect and remit state sales
Line 6
Net Taxable Sales for each Tax - Enter the result from
tax, any applicable special district tax and state collected local tax
line 3.
on the taxable amount for each vehicle that is donated for use at a
Line 7
Sales Tax Due - Multiply the tax rate on line 5 by the net
special event.
taxable sales for each column on line 6.
Purchase of a Business
Line 8
Penalty - If this return and remittance is postmarked
A buyer of business assets is liable for sales tax on any tangible
after the due date, a penalty of 10% plus ½% per month
personal property acquired in the business purchase transaction.
(not to exceed 18%) is due. Multiply the tax on line 7 by
The buyer must file and pay the sales tax within 20 days after
the applicable percentage to determine penalty.
the close of the first business accounting period (or month if
Line 9
Interest - If this return and remittance is postmarked
accounting period is a calendar month) if the purchaser has a
after the due date, interest is due at the prime rate,
sales tax license. Sales tax is due by the 20
day of the month
th
effective July 1 of the previous year. Interest rates can be
following the purchase date if the purchaser does not have a
found in FYI General 11. Multiply the tax on line 7 by the
sales tax license. For additional information on the purchase of a
applicable interest rate to determine interest.
business, see FYI Sales 74.
Line 10 Total Each Tax - Add lines 7, 8 and 9 for each applicable
Isolated Sales
column.
Line 11 Amount Owed - Total the amounts in each applicable
State sales tax, any applicable special district tax and state
column. This is the amount due with your return.
collected local tax is due on isolated sales on the gross selling
price of the items sold. Sales tax is due by the 20
day of the
Payment Information
th
month following the sale.
Send a separate check with each return submitted. Include the
Social Security Number (SSN) or FEIN on your check to ensure
Filing An Amended Return?
proper credit.
If you are filing an amended return, check the amended return
Sign and date the return and mail it with your payment to:
box. A separate amended return must be filed for each period.
The amended return must show all lines as corrected, not merely
Colorado Department of Revenue
the difference(s). The amended return replaces the original in its
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entirety.
Retain a copy of this return for your records.