Taxes
Resources
- Receipt for Real Estate Transfer Tax Payments
- Application for Exemption from Real Estate Transfer Tax
More Information
- For more detailed information on the Town of Telluride Real Estate Transfer Tax please refer to the Municipal Code (sections 4-3-10 to 4-3-200).
- For questions regarding the Town of Telluride or transfer tax, please email Sales Tax & Accounts Receivable Administrator Andrew Haubenstricker or call (970) 728-8453.
Sales Tax and Excise Tax
The Town of Telluride, a home-rule municipality, self-collects sales and excises taxes. The sales tax rate is 4.5%. One-half percent of this sales tax is to fund affordable housing. Colorado State sales tax is 2.9%, San Miguel County sales tax is 1%, and San Miguel Authority for Regional Transportation sales tax is 1.07%. The total combined tax collected on retail sales and furnishing of certain services is 9.47%.
The Town of Telluride has a 2% excise tax on lodging and the sale of food or drink in any restaurant or bar. The purpose of this tax is to fund the airline guarantee program. Effective January 1, 2022, The Town will impose a 2% Town Lodgers' Tax on room rentals or accommodations for twenty-nine days or less. This tax is for funding activities related to tourism or marketing, managing the effects of tourism on the community, or for other Town purposes, including, but not limited to, improving transportation services, the Town's wastewater treatment facility, and affordable housing, as determined by the Town Council.
All bookings are subject to a 2.5% excise tax on the amount charged to any person leasing a short-term rental in the Town of Telluride. However, this tax does not apply to hotel units, accommodations, or other short-term rental units with a tax classification of commercial property by the San Miguel County Assessor. This tax is to fund affordable housing and affordable housing programs. The total tax to be collected on short-term rentals is 17.22%.
| Sales Tax- Entity | Sales Tax Percentage |
|---|---|
| San Miguel Authority for Regional Transit, (SMART) | 1.07% |
| State of Colorado | 2.90% |
| San Miguel County | 1.00% |
| Town of Telluride (paid to Town of Telluride) | 4.50% |
| Excise Tax (paid to Town of Telluride) | Excise Tax Percentage |
|---|---|
| Food and Lodging | 2.00% |
| Short Term Rental | 2.50% |
| Town Lodgers' Tax (paid to Town of Telluride) | Tax Percentage |
|---|---|
| Town of Telluride | 2.00% |
| SMART Lodgers' Tax | Tax Percentage |
|---|---|
| SMART | 1.25% |
| Total paid to Town | Total Tax |
|---|---|
| 11% | 17.22% |
Notice to Short-Term Rentals
The Town of Telluride does not have agreements with any third-party rental platform to collect local taxes. You are required to collect all local tax for the Town of Telluride on your short-term rental bookings and remit those taxes through your online Rentalscape account.
Notice to Business Owners
Telluride uses an online licensing and tax remittance system, MUNIRevs, for all non-STR license types. This program will process excise and sales taxes as well as business, sales tax and excise tax licenses. To register, please follow the instructions for creating a new account or for existing businesses to link to their business account.
For assistance with creating your MUNIRevs account, contact their support department by email or calling (888) 751-1911. Start the registration process and entering payments today.
More Information
- For more detailed information on Town of Telluride Sales and Excise Taxes please refer to the Municipal Code (sections 4-2-10 to 4-2-820 and 4-4-10 to 4-4-180). If you need additional information, please email Sales Tax & Accounts Receivable Administrator Andrew Haubenstricker or call (970) 728-8453.
- For information or questions regarding the State of Colorado sales tax and/or San Miguel County sales tax contact the Colorado Department of Revenue by calling (303) 238-7378.
- For information on business licenses visit the Business Licensing Page.