Public Service Announcement
Applications available for city of Aspen food tax refund
Apply online now
Aspen, CO – Aspen residents who lived within city limits for the entire year of 2024 and who have been registered to vote since Jan. 1, 2024 or before, are eligible to apply for a $132 food tax refund, which is now available as an online application. Applicants are required to apply online to reduce paper use and expedite the administrative process.
To qualify for the food sales tax refund all applicants must:
- Submit the food sales tax refund application by the deadline of April 15, 2025.
- Have resided within the Aspen city limits for the full 2024 year.
- Have been registered to vote in the City of Aspen from Jan. 1, 2024 – Dec. 31, 2024.
- Be able to prove residency within Aspen city limits for 2024 and if still living within the city, ensure your current address is the same as your registered voter address.
The city of Aspen 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 city sales tax.
To apply or learn more, visit aspen.gov/382/Food-Sales-Tax-Refunds.
If qualified applicants need assistance completing the application please visit the finance window, located on second floor of City Hall at 427 Rio Grande Place.
The deadline for applications is April 15, 2025, at 5 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted.
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For more information please contact:
Kate Fuentes, Senior Accountant
Phone: (970) 920-5252
Email: kate.fuentes@aspen.gov
Madie Bailey, Communications Coordinator
Phone: (970) 309-1569
Email: madie.bailey@pitkincounty.com