City and County of Denver - File #: 17-0529

• File #: 17-0529
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/1/2017
• In control: Finance & Governance Committee
• On agenda: 6/19/2017
• Title: A bill for an ordinance amending Articles I through IV, Article VI and Article VII of Chapter 53 (Taxation and Miscellaneous Revenue) of the Revised Municipal Code, to replace the City's tax exemption for charitable and religious corporations with a new tax exemption for non-profit organizations exempt under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3). Amends Chapter 53 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code relating to the definition of charitable corporation to expand its application to additional nonprofit organizations. The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 5-16-17.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/29/2017	1	Mayor	signed
6/27/2017	1	Council President	signed
6/26/2017	1	City Council	placed upon final consideration and do pass	Pass
6/19/2017	1	City Council	ordered published on first reading
5/16/2017	1	Finance & Governance Committee	approved for filing	Pass

Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)

Date Submitted: 05-02-17

Requesting Agency: Finance
Division: Treasury

Subject Matter Expert Name: Steve Ellington/Don Korte
Email Address: steve.ellington@denvergov.org/don.korte@denvergov.org
Phone Number: 720-913-9384/720-913-9339

Item Title & Description:
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A bill for an ordinance amending Articles I through IV, Article VI and Article VII of Chapter 53 (Taxation and Miscellaneous Revenue) of the Revised Municipal Code, to replace the City's tax exemption for charitable and religious corporations with a new tax exemption for non-profit organizations exempt under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3).
Amends Chapter 53 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code relating to the definition of charitable corporation to expand its application to additional nonprofit organizations. The Committee approved filing this bill at its meeting on 5-16-17.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.

Currently, the definition of "Charitable Corporation" as listed in Chapter 53 of the Denver Revised Municipal Code is extremely narrow and does not apply to most nonprofit organizations. Therefore, these entities are not exempt from paying sales, use, lodger's and business occupational privilege taxes. Examples of nonprofits that are not currently exempt are Young Americans Cente...