Colorado Code § 14-15-117

Application of article to joint tax returns - legislative declaration
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(1) 
The general assembly finds that some partners in a civil union may legally have their federal
taxable income determined on either separate federal tax returns or on a joint federal tax return.
Since Colorado income tax filings are tied to the federal income tax form by requiring taxpayers
to pay a percentage of their federal taxable income as their state income taxes:
(a) Partners in a civil union who have their federal taxable income determined on
separate federal tax returns must have such income separately determined for purposes of the
Colorado income tax; and
(b) Partners in a civil union who have their federal taxable income determined on a joint
federal tax return must have their state taxable income determined based on their joint federal
taxable income.

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