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Aspen Colorado - Applications Available for Food Tax Refund 03 January 2024 ( news )
Aspen , state Colorado ( By Press Release office)
Jan 03,2024
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Applications Available for Food Tax Refund
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Aspen ,
CO
–
Aspen residents who lived within city limits for the entire year of 2023 and who have been registered to vote since at least January 1 ,
2023
,
are eligible to apply for a $65 food tax refund , which is now available as an online application .
To qualify for the Food Sales Tax Refund
all applicants must:
Submit the Food Sales Tax Refund application by the deadline
.
Have
resided
within the Aspen city limits for the full
2023 year
.
Have
been registered to vote in the City of Aspen from
Jan . 1
,
2023 ,
through Dec . 31 , 2023 .
Be able to prove residency within Aspen city limits for 2023
,
and if still living within the
city
, ensure your current address is the same as your registered voter address .
Residents 65 or older and residents that are legally blind are eligible for
additional
refund payments
.
For persons barred from registering to vote , there are some exceptions to qualify .
The
city
created Food Sales Tax Refunds as an incentive to encourage voters to support a sales tax referendum . It was intended to reimburse voters for the approximate amount of sales tax that they would pay annually on grocery
purchases
due to the imposition of a 1%
c
ity sales tax .
Application
s
and more information
can be found
at:
https://www . aspen . gov/382/Food - Sales - Tax - Refunds
If you need
assistance
completing the application please visit the Finance window , second floor of City Hall at 427 Rio Grande Place
.
The deadline for applications is Monday , April 15 ,
2024 ,
at 5
pm .
Late applications will not be accepted .
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