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Important Updates for the Colorado Assessors' Community
2024 Annual Report Available
The newest edition of the Annual Report to the Governor and the General Assembly for 2024 has been completed and is now available on the Division’s website.
Previous years’ reports are available upon request and tax years covered by these publications go as far back as 1912.
If you need to search a specific item in the report, it is easiest to download the PDF to your local computer and search it using a pdf viewer on your computer, like Adobe Acrobat.
2025 Legislative Summaries
The following bills have been signed into law or are awaiting the governor’s signature. Please refer to the Colorado General Assembly website for more information on the bills and to access bill text.
- HB25-1040 Adding Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Resource
- HB25-1080 Prohibiting Firefighter Personal Info on Internet
- HB25-1219 Requirements for Better Understanding Metropolitan Districts
- HB25-1289 Metropolitan District Leases & Property Tax Exemptions
- HB25-1324 Clarify Property Tax Objection & Protest Deadlines
- SB25-035 Limitation of Actions Against Appraisers
- SB25-259 Eliminate Destroyed Property Tax Reimbursement Program
- SB25-261 Property Tax Deferral Program Administration
- HB25-1296/SB25-026 Modified 39-1-104.2
Legislative summaries can be viewed on the Division of Property Taxation website. If you have questions, please contact Tony Werckman at tony.werckman@state.co.us or at (303) 864-7767.
Applications for Exemptions
Members of our Exemptions Section will soon be taking field trips to outlying counties to
inspect properties for which applications for property tax exemption have been submitted.
As we do not visit some of these areas very often, we would like to do as many inspections as possible on each trip. With that in mind, if you have any exemption applications to pass along, please do it soon so we can maximize the efficiency of our upcoming trips.
If you have any questions call the Exemptions section at (303) 864-7780.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Certification of Valuation Form Shareholder Meeting
The Division of Property Taxation is hosting a virtual meeting to discuss the details of the new Certification of Valuation form, based on House Bill 24B-1001. The meeting will be conducted via Zoom on Thursday, June 26, 2025, from 2:00 - 3:00 PM. Registration information is included below.
Please register in advance.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
The new Certification of Valuation and Instructions can be found on the DPT website under Forms Index.
If you have questions contact Wendy Hernandez at wendy.hernandez@state.co.us or (303) 864-7764 or Lori DeCrow at lori.decrow@state.co.us or (970) 248-7308.
2025 CATA Annual Conference
Mark your calendar and make plans to join us for the 2025 Colorado Association of Tax Appraisers (CATA) Annual Conference, taking place August 18–21 at the scenic Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge, Colorado.
Registration opens Monday, June 16 and closes Monday, June 30.
This year’s conference features an outstanding lineup of educational opportunities, including:
- Four courses from the American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), offered at member pricing
- A new Mass Appraisal course using R, taught by Geoff Lycas
- Several courses from the Appraisal Institute, including a session on Artificial Intelligence
- Harry Fuller’s final USPAP courses at CATA
- Plus many more exceptional classes and instructors!
A full list of course offerings is included on the Division of Property Taxation Website.
To stay informed about registration and event updates, please add CATA.Board@outlook.com to your contacts.
We look forward to seeing you in Breckenridge this August!
Division of Property Taxation Education Opportunities
The Division of Property Taxation's education program is designed for county assessors and employees.
Courses and workshops are designed to review and explain current Colorado property tax law, and present generally accepted appraisal and management techniques useful to the assessor and assessor staff.
Take a look at the Property Taxation Courses & Workshops Calendar.
To make sure you're able to attend a class, please sign up at least three weeks in advance. If you have any questions on the Division’s education calendar, please send an email to dola_dpteducation@state.co.us.
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