TRALA Seeks Confirmation on CO $2 Daily Fee Interpretation

• By: Shannon Davison
• On: 01/08/2013 12:00:59
• In: Legislative Bulletins

The Colorado legislature passed legislation mandating that the $2 per day fee be collected on daily rentals of motor vehicles used to transport persons or property, beginning July 1, 2009. This mandate applies to companies whose "primary business" is renting motor vehicles for less than 45 days. However, niether the legislature nor the DOR has defined what constitutes primary business. The issue of collecting the daily fee was further complicated when the DOR stated in its FYI that "If a company whose primary business is renting vehicles for less than 45 days has a rental that goes beyond 45 days, the fee must be collected for each day even though the rental exceeds 45 days." This is in contrast to the law which mandates the collection of the fee for rentals of less than 45 days.

TRALA's Tax Advisory Council (TAC) has developed a document which it sent to the Executive Director of the DOR. In that document, TRALA explains how its members believe the law should be interpreted, and asks the DOR for confirmation. Among the items covered in TRALA's interpretation are items such as: what constitutes the primary business of renting motor vehicles for less than 45 days, determining whether a company should or should not be subject to collection of the fee, and rentals involving renewals or late returns. To see the document TRALA sent to the Colorado DOR, click here.

For more information, please contact TRALA's Joe Sculley at jsculley@trala.org or by calling (703) 299-9120.