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2026 Assessors’ Year Calendar
Attached is a copy of a handout used in many of our assessment classes to outline some of the major dates and deadlines that happen every year in the assessor’s office. The calendar dates have been updated for 2026.
Remember that if a statutory deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the taxpayer has until the following business day to file the required document, § 39-1-120(3), C.R.S.
Similarly, any deadline falling on a weekend or holiday that the assessor must comply with is laid over and continued on the next full business day, § 24-11-110, C.R.S.
This information can also be found in ARL Volume 2, Chapter 2, Addendum 2-A.
If you have any questions, please contact Colton Wendorf at colton.wendorf@state.co.us, or (303) 864-7797 and Tony Werckman at tony.werckman@state.co.us, or (303) 864-7767
2026 Media Releases
A sample public notice along with sample media releases for 2026 can be found at the following link: 2026 Media Releases
The notice and media releases may be used as written by filling in the blanks with the appropriate information, or they may be customized to meet your needs. Adjustments have been made for the 2026 statutory dates that fall on a weekend or holiday. The dates for real property are set assuming that the Real Property Notices of Valuation will be mailed on Friday, May 1, 2026. If the notices are mailed earlier than May 1, the date real property protests begin must be adjusted accordingly. Section 39-5-122, C.R.S., states that the assessor will sit to hear real property protests beginning on the first working day after Notices of Valuation are mailed.
All counties have the option to use the alternate protest and appeal procedures. The alternate protest and appeal procedures must be requested by the assessor and approved by the governing body of the county on or before May 1 of each year pursuant to § 39-5-122.7(1), C.R.S. The alternate protest and appeal procedures extend the time period assessors have to respond to protests. For real property, the deadline is extended from the last regular working day in June to August 17. For personal property, the deadline is extended from July 10 to August 17. If a county elects to use the alternate protest and appeal procedures, the dates shown in the Real Property Taxpayer Remedies and Personal Property Taxpayer Remedies media releases must be modified accordingly. Additional information concerning alternate protest period NOVs, is available in the ARL, Volume 2, Chapter 9. If your county is adopting the alternate protest period, please ensure that you inform Thomas Young (thomas.young@state.co.us) at the Division of Property Taxation to ensure you are using the correct deadlines for submitting the county’s abstract files.
Electronic copies of the attached documents in Microsoft Word format are available upon request. Please direct questions regarding the public notice and media releases to Colton Wendorf at (303) 864-7797 or colton.wendorf@state.co.us or Brian Kruesi at (303) 864-7794 or brian.kruesi@state.co.us
License Renewal General Information
The renewal period for appraiser licenses is November 15th to December 31st of each year prior to the expiration date of your license. The grace period for renewal is January 1st to January 31st of each year. All continuing education (CE) requirements for license renewal must be completed prior to the December 31st deadline. Please visit the DRE website for additional information, fee schedule, and to check the status of your license. You can download copies of your certificates of completed courses through the Division of Property Taxation from our website under Unofficial Student Transcripts.
Beginning in 2026, to comply with the Board of Real Estate Appraisers (BOREA) rules for initial licensing and continuing education, all appraisers must complete a course in Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations. DPT is in the process of developing this course and we will provide an update in the bulletin when this course is available for registration.
For licensing questions, please contact jennifer.earp@state.co.us or ruth.dane@state.co.us.
New Forms for the Senior and Veteran Exemption and Senior Primary Residence Classification Programs for 2026
We have recently updated the senior and veteran property tax exemption and senior primary residence classification forms and instructions for the 2026 tax year.
Most forms as well as most instruction sheets have been updated to some extent and should be uploaded to your website and distributed to taxpayers for the 2026 tax year.
Starting on 01/05/2026 the files can be found in PDF format on the Division of Property Taxations “Form Index” website.
For Microsoft Word versions of these documents or for any questions, please email either
Brian Kruesi at brian.kruesi@state.co.us or Colton Wendorf at colton.wendorf@state.co.us
Senior and Veteran Exemption File Deadline January 10
This is a reminder of the upcoming deadline for data uploads for the senior exemption, senior classification and veteran with a disability property tax exemption programs to the DPT county portal. The deadline for the next round of files is Monday January 12, 2026 (January 10th, the statutory deadline is on a Saturday this year).
The files should only contain accounts for the 2025 tax year that are eligible for reimbursement via the State Treasurer's office. Please keep in mind that files cannot contain any new accounts that were not reported in the September files. They should also not contain any new account from 2026 applicants.
Additionally, the files should not contain any of the denials that were emailed to assessors on 11/26/25.
The portal will be available for files starting on 12/19/25. File format can be found in the ARL at the links at the end of the article.
If you have any questions, please contact us at dola_dpt_senior-veteran@state.co.us
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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