Colorado Revised Statutes Title 39 — Taxation
C.R.S. § 39-21-120
Signature and filing alternatives for tax returns
# (1)
The executive director may prescribe alternative methods for the making, filing, signing, subscribing, verifying, transmitting, receiving, or storing of returns or other documents pursuant to the statutory provisions of this article 21 and other articles referenced in this article 21. The executive director shall adopt rules as may be appropriate to define and implement acceptable alternatives for each article within the scope of this section.
# (2)
Any return or other document signed, subscribed, or verified under any method adopted under subsection (1) of this section shall be treated for all purposes, including penalties for perjury, in the same manner as if verified by signature.
# (3)
To enable alternative filing of tax returns, the executive director is hereby authorized to contract for communications services with governmental or private contractors. Such contractors shall be subject to the provisions of section 39-21-113 (4), and each contract entered into pursuant to this subsection (3) shall set forth the provisions of section 39-21-113 (4) and (6). Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 428, § 1, effective April 19. L. 2001: (1) amended, p. 781, § 16, effective June 1. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1053), ch. 159, p. 693, § 19, effective August 5. L. 2019: (1) amended, (SB 19-241), ch. 390, p. 3475, § 49, effective August 2; (1) amended, (HB 19-1256), ch. 395, p. 3514, § 2, effective August 2. L. 2021: (1) amended, (HB 21-1157), ch. 118, p. 454, § 2, effective September 7. Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (1) by SB 19-241 and HB 19-1256 were harmonized.
Amendment history
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 428, § 1, effective April 19. L. 2001: (1) amended, p. 781, § 16, effective June 1. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1053), ch. 159, p. 693, § 19, effective August 5. L. 2019: (1) amended, (SB 19-241), ch. 390, p. 3475, § 49, effective August 2; (1) amended, (HB 19-1256), ch. 395, p. 3514, § 2, effective August 2. L. 2021: (1) amended, (HB 21-1157), ch. 118, p. 454, § 2, effective September 7.
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In this article (38 sections)
- 39-21-101 · Definitions
- 39-21-102 · Scope
- 39-21-103 · Hearings
- 39-21-104 · Rejection of claims
- 39-21-104.5 · Frivolous submissions
- 39-21-105 · Appeals
- 39-21-105.5 · Notice - first-class mail - definition
- 39-21-106 · Compromise
- 39-21-107 · Limitations
- 39-21-108 · Refunds
- 39-21-109 · Interest on underpayment, nonpayment, or extensions of time…
- 39-21-110 · Interest on overpayments - repeal
- 39-21-110.5 · Rate of interest to be fixed
- 39-21-111 · Jeopardy assessment and demands
- 39-21-112 · Duties and powers of executive director - reporting of…
- 39-21-113 · Reports and returns - rule - repeal
- 39-21-114 · Methods of enforcing collection
- 39-21-114.5 · Surrender of property subject to levy - definition
- 39-21-115 · Reciprocity with other states for collection of taxes…
- 39-21-116 · Closing agreements
- 39-21-116.5 · Penalties - repeal
- 39-21-117 · Saving clause
- 39-21-118 · Criminal penalties - repeal
- 39-21-119 · Filing with executive director - when deemed to have been…
- 39-21-119.5 · Mandatory electronic filing of returns - mandatory…
- 39-21-120 · Signature and filing alternatives for tax returns
- 39-21-121 · Unclaimed property offset - definition
- 39-21-301 · Legislative declaration
- 39-21-302 · Definitions
- 39-21-303 · Tax profile and expenditure report
- 39-21-304 · Tax expenditure - tax preference performance statement -…
- 39-21-305 · Tax expenditure - state auditor evaluation
- 39-21-306 · State auditor report - federal tax law and changes that…
- 39-21-401 · Legislative declaration
- 39-21-402 · Definitions
- 39-21-403 · Legislative oversight committee concerning tax policy -…
- 39-21-404 · Task force concerning tax policy - creation - membership -…
- 39-21-405 · Repeal of part