Finance/Sales Tax
   Temporary Sales Tax License & Outdoor Retail Sales

• Information regarding Outdoor Retail Sales

• Property Permission for Retail Sales Form

• Outdoor Retail Sales Permit Form

• Temporary 30-day Sales Tax License Form

• Sales Tax Division Reporting Form 

SALES TAX DIVISION
(719) 276-5252

PLANNING & ZONING
(719) 276-5294

1. A Temporary Sales Tax License is required for a one-time sale and/or an outdoor retail Sale and if the vendor does not have a fixed and/or permanent place of business in Cañon
   City.

2. The vendor must fill out a Property Permission for Retail Sales form, an Outdoor Retail Sales Permit form, and a Temporary Sales Tax application.

3. Outdoor Retail Sales Permits must be approved by Planning & Zoning, the Sales Tax Division, and the City Administrator.

4. If the vendor has had a Temporary Sales Tax License, all previous sales tax returns and monies must be current and paid.

5. Each vendor may receive no more than three (3) permits per year.

6. Each permit is valid for 30 days, during which period outdoor retail sales shall not exceed 15 days.

7. The Temporary Sales Tax License is $10.00 with a $100.00 deposit, which is to be paid by Cash or a cashier’s check. Deposit refunded if sales tax paid within 30 days after event.

8. Outdoor retail sales by vendors may be permitted only at locations which have been approved by the City Council by special review, unless such sales are an extension of an existing business. For such extensions, all sales taxes collected by the vendor are to be files by the existing business under their current Sales Tax License. The office of Planning & Zoning is available for assistance as to the approved locations and the permit process.

9. State Sales Tax Rate: 2.9%
   County Sales Tax Rate: 1.5%
   Cañon City Sales Tax Rate: 2%

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