Colorado Code § 39-26-402

Refund of state sales and use tax for biotechnology - application requirements and procedures
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(1) For the calendar year commencing January 1, 1999, and for
each calendar year thereafter prior to January 1, 2026, each qualified biotechnology taxpayer
shall be allowed to claim a refund of all state sales and use tax paid by the qualified
biotechnology taxpayer, pursuant to parts 1 and 2 of this article 26, on the sale, storage, use, or
consumption of tangible personal property to be used in Colorado directly and predominately in
research and development of biotechnology during that calendar year.
(2) To claim the refund allowed by subsection (1) of this section, a qualified
biotechnology taxpayer shall submit a refund application to the department of revenue on a form
provided by the department. Such application shall be submitted no earlier than January 1 and no
later than April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year for which the refund is
claimed. The application shall be accompanied by proof of payment of state sales and use taxes
paid by the qualified biotechnology taxpayer in the immediately preceding calendar year. The
application shall also include any additional information that the department of revenue may
require by rule, which may include, without limitation, a detailed list of all expenditures that
support a claim for a refund, the name and addresses of an individual who maintains records of
such expenditures, and a statement that the qualified biotechnology taxpayer agrees to furnish
records of all such expenditures to the department of revenue upon request. No refund shall be
allowed if the qualified biotechnology taxpayer has not complied with this subsection (2).

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