Under a Denver Sales and Use Tax Audit?

Published: June 13th, 2018

You’ve received a Notice of Audit from Denver. Now what?

A Denver Sales Tax audit is really an audit of all applicable tax types. Commonly this will include Sales Tax, Use Tax (Use tax is tax due when a vendor didn’t charge you sales tax), Occupation Privilege Tax (“OPT”), Lodger’s Tax and Business Personal Property Tax and others taxes.

Sales Tax Audits From Denver & Denver County

Denver is actually “The City and County of Denver”. Since Denver is a home-rule jurisdiction, they administer their own sales and use tax laws which are distinct and separate from Colorado State. As a combined City and County, Denver also administers Business Personal Property Tax.

I’ve defended clients under a Denver audit, but I interviewed a Denver Sales Tax Audit Supervisor to get a more thorough answer that includes the City’s perspective and problematic areas they see.

Check out our previous post about Denver sales & use tax audits for more details