Please follow the instructions below to provide proof of tax exemption.
If your organization qualifies for tax-exempt purchases, please complete and return both required exemption forms along with copies of your Colorado State Sales Tax Exemption Certificate and your City of Colorado Springs Sales Tax Exemption Certificate to cobacad@uccs.edu.
*Please note that the City of Colorado Springs requires its own exemption certificate and does not recognize the State of Colorado certificate for city sales tax purposes.
To ensure tax is not charged, we must receive and verify all required documentation before any purchases are made. Once a purchase has been completed and sales tax has been remitted, recovering those funds can be extremely difficult.
After we receive complete and accurate documentation, please allow approximately one week for processing.
For the State you can use: https://tax.colorado.gov/sites/tax/files/documents/DR5002_2023.pdf
For the City it is: https://coloradosprings.gov/system/files/2026-03/Instructions%20for%20Standard%20Municipal%20Home%20Rule%20Affidavit%20of%20Exempt%20Sale_web.pdf
1. CO States Sales Tax Exemption Form: https://tax.colorado.gov/sites/tax/files/documents/DR5002_2023.pdf
2. Colorado Springs City Sales Tax Exemption Form: https://coloradosprings.gov/system/files/2026-03/Instructions%20for%20Standard%20Municipal%20Home%20Rule%20Affidavit%20of%20Exempt%20Sale_web.pdf