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Annual tax worksheet

Colorado

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Income tax

Annual income
Filing status
Kids at home

Federal Child Tax Credit — $2,000 per child under 17.

Federal income tax
$29,043
19.36% effective · 2024 · single

Computed on gross income, less the federal Child Tax Credit ($2,000 per child under 17, phasing out above $200k single / $400k married). Still simplified — it ignores the standard deduction, other credits, the refundable-credit cap, and payroll (FICA) taxes.

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Colorado income tax
$6,600
4.40% of income

A flat 4.40% statutory rate (temporarily reduced to 4.25% for tax year 2024 via a TABOR-surplus mechanism).

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Subtotal $35,643

Sales tax

Taxable purchases

Yearly spending subject to sales tax

Colorado sales tax (state) est.
$1,160
2.90% of purchases

A low 2.9% state base — but city, county, and district rates stack heavily on top (added on city pages).

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Gasoline tax

Gas

Gallons of gas a year (~500 typical)

Federal gasoline excise est.
$92
18.4¢/gal

A flat federal excise, unchanged since 1993 and not indexed to inflation: 18.4¢ per gallon (18.3¢ to the Highway Trust Fund plus 0.1¢ for leaking underground storage tanks). It applies in every state; states add their own.

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Colorado gasoline tax est.
$146
29.2¢/gal

Total state fuel taxes per gallon — a 22¢ excise plus newer road-usage fees.

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Subtotal $238

What's left

Federal incomeState incomeSalesGasolineTake-home
Total tax
estimate — add home & spending
$36,487–$38,102
Take-home$111,898–$113,513

24.69% of your income goes to taxes.

That's $37,041 to federal, state, and local governments this year; you keep $112,959. The gray slice of the bar is what's actually yours.

The same numbers elsewhere

Your inputs, other places — tap to see the breakdown.

New York City, NY$52,931→Chicago, IL$50,492→Los Angeles, CA$49,704→

About Colorado

Colorado

Colorado taxes income at a single flat rate and keeps its state sales tax low — but cities pile local sales taxes on top, so the combined rate is far higher than the 2.9% base suggests.

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