Tax refundable on cancellation?

PickRV adds no Colorado tax line to a booking today, so there is no PickRV-collected tax to refund. A cancellation inside the free window refunds what you paid in full.

CO · State tax dossier · 2026 · Statute-cited

Colorado RV rental
sales tax, every line.

Q: Do I owe Colorado sales tax on an RV rental?

Yes — 7.6% effective combined rate levied by Colorado. PickRV is not registered in Colorado, so it collects no tax on these bookings; the obligation stays with the host.

Colorado: 2.9% state sales tax (lowest US, § 39-26-104) + $2/day Daily Vehicle Rental Fee (§ 43-4-804) + local home-rule cities — Denver 4.81%, Aspen 2.4%, average ~4.7%. Effective combined ~7.6-10% in resort areas.

Browse Colorado RVs See the 5-night math

State base: 2.9%
Effective combined: 7.6%

2.9% state baseColorado has a facilitator law · PickRV not registered yet

Colorado has a marketplace facilitator law, which makes the platform the collector once that platform is registered in the state. PickRV is not registered in Colorado today, so it adds no tax line at checkout and remits nothing here. Any Colorado tax due on the rental stays the host's own responsibility to report and pay — Colorado Dept of Revenue — Sales Tax is who confirms what applies. This is information, not tax advice.

PickRV · Tax receiptCO · 2026

Colorado rate stack

Statute-cited components

State sales tax2.9%

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 39-26-104 (state sales tax 2.9%) · § 43-4-804 ($2/day Daily Vehicle Rental Fee) · § 39-26-102(8.5) (marketplace facilitator)

Avg. local option (county/city)4.7%

Local jurisdictions

Per-day RV surcharge$2/day

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 39-26-104 (state sales tax 2.9%) · § 43-4-804 ($2/day Daily Vehicle Rental Fee) · § 39-26-102(8.5) (marketplace facilitator)

Effective combined

Charged by Colorado, not by PickRV — PickRV is not registered here

7.6%

Worked example

Five nights, every cent.

A sample 5-night rental at an example $100/night rate — hosts set their own nightly price. The total sums the state's own components; any conditional surcharge is called out below it, never quietly folded in. What Colorado's own tax would add. PickRV is not registered here, so it does not add this to your booking.

Nights5Example / night$100Effective7.6%

PickRV · Tax receipt5 nights

Worked example · 5 nights @ $100/night

Colorado · what the state levies, not a PickRV charge

Subtotal (5 × $100)$500.00

State tax (2.9%)+ $14.50

Local option (4.7%)+ $23.50

Per-day surcharge ($2 × 5)+ $10.00

Subtotal + Colorado tax

What Colorado's own tax would add. PickRV is not registered here, so it does not add this to your booking.

$548.00

Optional coverage (carrier-quoted at checkout) + cleaning fee + service charge calculated separately. See full trip-cost calculator.

Disclosure: Rates current as of 2026-05-25. Confirm current rates with your state's tax authority.

Rates last reconciled against the cited statute on 2026-05-25. Not legal or tax advice.

Host side · Colorado

Hosting in Colorado — the legal floor.

Every PickRV host listing in Colorado signs into these statutory minimums — all primary-sourced, with citations at the bottom of the section.

Income tax on net

4.4% flat

Applied to Schedule E net after maintenance + depreciation + insurance deductions.

Primary-sourced

Liability insurance floor

$25K / $50K / $15K

Commercial-rental status also requires full collision + comprehensive coverage.

Primary-sourced

Deposit hold

Up to 60 days after return

Colo. Rev. Stat. §38-12-103 (residential rental analog)

Primary-sourced

Sales-tax permit

Required from day one

Colorado requires a state Sales Tax License (Form CR-0100) for any taxable rental income. Home-rule cities (Denver, Boulder, Aspen, others) require a SEPARATE city-level sales tax license — file in addition to state.

Primary-sourced

Worked example · Colorado host at $48,000 net

Net rental income

$48,000

State income tax

$2,112

After state

$45,888

Band: Flat 4.4% state income tax. Rate 4.4% on Schedule E net (after maintenance, insurance, depreciation, and commission paid to PickRV). Federal tax + self-employment tax apply separately and are not modeled here.

Interactive · Colorado host projection

What your monthly net could look like

Move the sliders to your nightly rate and projected booked nights. The math chain uses real PickRV fees and Colorado's actual income tax band. All numbers are projections, not guarantees.

Nightly rate$175

$60 - $450 range

Booked nights / month10

1 - 28 (default 10 — 60% occupancy on 200 listed days)

Commission

+15% markup

PickRV adds a 15% commission ON TOP of your base, baked into the price renters see — nothing is deducted from your base. Renters also pay a transparent 10% service fee shown before checkout (never a deduction from your payout).

Your gross (base take-home)

$175/night base × 10 nights

$1,750

PickRV commission (added on top — $0 from you)

$0 — the 15% commission is added ON TOP of your base for the renter, never withheld from you

Insurance + maintenance reserve (10%)

Conservative reserve; actual varies by rig age + miles

−$175

Net before state tax

$1,575

Colorado income tax (4.4%)

Flat 4.4% state income tax

−$69

Take-home (after Colorado tax)

≈ $18,068/year before federal + self-employment tax

$1,506

Numbers are projections based on the values you set + the published PickRV fee schedule (PickRV adds a 15% commission on top of your base, baked into the price renters see; renters pay a transparent 10% service fee shown before checkout) + Colorado's 2026 income tax brackets cited above. Federal income tax + self-employment tax (15.3% Social Security + Medicare on Schedule SE) apply on top and are not modeled here. PickRV publishes no average-earnings figure, because we will not put a number behind a claim we cannot source — everything above is arithmetic on the values you set, not a forecast of what you will earn.

What hosts get caught by

Trail Ridge Road (RMNP) closes for the season usually mid-Oct; gasoline engines lose ~28-33% power at the 12,183-ft summit

Rocky Mountain National Park's Trail Ridge Road closes seasonally for snow and reopens late May / early June. A naturally-aspirated gas engine loses about 28-33% of rated horsepower at 12,000 ft (~3% per 1,000 ft above sea level). Hosts marketing Trail Ridge trips with smaller-engine rigs need to disclose the climb specs.

Primary source ↗

CDOT bans vehicles over 35 ft on parts of US-550 (Million Dollar Hwy) and some I-70 mountain corridors during chain-law season

Colorado's Traction Law and Passenger Vehicle Chain Law (CDOT Code 7-DR) apply between Sep 1 and May 31 on I-70 west of Morrison and on selected state highways. Vehicles over 35 ft are restricted on Million Dollar Highway (US-550 between Silverton and Ouray) year-round due to switchback geometry — there is no signed chain alternative for an overlength rig.

Primary source ↗

Primary sources · 3 citationsShow

Colorado Dept of Revenue — Individual Income Tax ↗
Flat 4.4% state income tax (TABOR-reduced from 4.55% effective tax year 2022). Applied to net rental income after Schedule E deductions.
Colorado Dept of Revenue — Sales Tax ↗
State sales tax 2.9%; combined state + city + county + special district can reach 11.2% (Snowmass Village). Most resort towns 8-11%.
CDOT — Oversize/Overweight Vehicle Permits ↗
Vehicles over 8.5 ft wide, 13.5 ft tall, or 65 ft long (single) require a permit. Most class A motorhomes 30-40 ft, 12-13 ft tall, 8.5 ft wide fit without permit.

Host an RV in Colorado How PickRV hosting worksFlat 15% commission, built into the listed price.

Last verified: 2026-06-04. State law changes at budget cycle (typically Jan 1 / Jul 1). PickRV refreshes this dataset annually. Not legal or tax advice — consult a state-licensed CPA before high-volume operation.

Frequently asked

Colorado RV tax, answered

Do I owe Colorado sales tax on an RV rental?

Yes. Colorado taxes RV rentals as either tangible-property sales (most states) or accommodation services. The combined effective rate is 7.6%. PickRV is not registered in Colorado, so it collects no tax on these bookings; the obligation stays with the host.

What's the marketplace facilitator law in Colorado?

Colorado's marketplace facilitator law makes a registered platform the collector on bookings it processes. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 39-26-104 (state sales tax 2.9%) · § 43-4-804 ($2/day Daily Vehicle Rental Fee) · § 39-26-102(8.5) (marketplace facilitator). It will apply to PickRV once PickRV registers in Colorado. That has not happened yet, so no PickRV booking carries a Colorado tax line today and the host remains responsible for whatever the state requires — confirm with Colorado Dept of Revenue — Sales Tax.

Are there any per-day surcharges on Colorado RV rentals?

Yes — $2/day surcharge applies (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 39-26-104 (state sales tax 2.9%) · § 43-4-804 ($2/day Daily Vehicle Rental Fee) · § 39-26-102(8.5) (marketplace facilitator)). PickRV is not registered to collect it, so it is not added to your booking — it stays the host's obligation.

Can I get the tax refunded if I cancel?

PickRV adds no Colorado tax line to a booking today, so there is no PickRV-collected tax to refund. PickRV's platform floor gives a full refund of what you paid when you cancel at least 48 hours before pickup (the default host tier is Moderate; no tier can go below the floor). Cancel closer in and the refund follows the band schedule on the cancellation policy page.

Before you book

Colorado rules · last verified 2026-05-10