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Mailing Address: 6003 Campus Delivery   Physical Address: 555 S Howes St, 1st Floor

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The Foreign Tax Office is available by appointment.
Please email BFS_ForeignTax@mail.colostate.edu for scheduling.
Fall 2024 office hours are Tuesday 1pm-4pm & Thursday 9am-12pm.

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Tax Information for: Employees

Tax Information for: Students & Parents

Tax Information for: Foreign Nationals

Collecting Sales Tax

Paying Sales Tax: Purchase Exemptions

Colorado State University employees purchasing goods and services on behalf of the University, using Government funds, should present the folowing information to vendors.
Please keep in mind that this information refers to state sales tax. Hotels often charge other types of taxes to which the University may not be exempt.
Further, be aware that vendors are not required to honor the University's tax exempt status. Honoring a sales tax exemption places an additional administrative and financial burden on the vendor that they do not have to accept. The consumer has freedom of choice to use a different supplier as desired.


States with Exemptions:Exemption #:Expiration Date:What is Needed:
Colorado98-02381-0000No ExpirationColorado Certificate of Exemption
Florida85-8017847078C-17/31/2029Florida Certificate of Exemption
IdahoN/AN/AComplete Form ST-101 for each vendor
IllinoisE990042718/1/2029Illinois Sales Tax Exemption
KansasKSU9YF3RUQ10/1/2028Kansas Sales & Use Tax Exemption
KentuckyOA-000180270N/AKentucky Sales Tax Exemption
MichiganN/AN/AComplete Form 3372 for each vendor
MinnesotaN/AN/AComplete Form ST3 for each vendor
Missouri14991101N/AMissouri Sales Tax Exemption Certificate
North DakotaE-50880N/ANorth Dakota Sales Tax Exemption Certificate
OhioN/AN/AComplete Form STEC-SST for each vendor
Tennessee10410142726/30/2027Tennessee Certificate of Exemption
Texas18460005459N/ATexas Certificate of ExemptionComplete Form 01-339 for each vendor
WisconsinN/AN/AComplete Form S-211 for each vendor


Cities with Exemptions:Exemption #:Expiration Date:What is Needed:
Denver619-12020-G-PN/ADenver Letter of Exempt Status
Fort CollinsN/AN/AFort Collins Letter of Exempt Status
Westminster3534901N/AWestminster Letter of Exempt Status


States with no sales tax:
Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon

States in which CSU does not qualify:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming