Public Service Announcement
Deadline approaching for city of Aspen food tax refund
Final day to apply is April 15
Aspen, CO – Aspen residents have until April 15, 2025, to apply online for a $132 food tax refund.
Residents who lived within city limits for the entire year of 2024 and who have been registered to vote since or before Jan. 1, 2024, are eligible.
Applicants are required to apply online to reduce paper use and expedite the administrative process. 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.
To qualify for the food sales tax refund all applicants must:
- Submit the food sales tax refund application online by the deadline.
- Have resided within Aspen city limits for the full 2024 year.
- Have been registered to vote in the city of Aspen from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024.
- Be able to prove residency within Aspen city limits for 2024 and if still living within the city, ensure the current address is the same as the registered voter address.
The city of Aspen created food sales tax refunds as an incentive to encourage voters to support a sales tax referendum in the 1970s. 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.
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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@aspen.gov