Tax Forms 2020

Tax Grids 2020

11/13/20 - Due to recent changes in the way Google handles file sharing, you may encounter issues downloading the files if you do not have a Google User ID. If so, you may access the files here: 2020 SFD Tax Form Postings

NOTICE: Colorado forms cannot be released in your software before the Release Date noted on the tax grid below.

Any Colorado forms made available prior to the Release Date noted in the tax grid below, will not read in our system.

2020 Specifications

2020 Specifications document (FINAL) is available for download or review.

It is also available on the Substitute Form Specifications page.

Prior year's Tax Grid pages can be found here.

Any form with registration marks is data captured and must be designed exactly to the CDOR form template.

CDOR posts interactive PDFs for each form uploaded on the 2020 Tax Grid. The interactive PDF will have layers that Software Form Developers can turn on and off in Adobe Acrobat Reader or Professional. Depending on what layer is needed, users should be able to toggle the layers to match their needs. The layers that will be included in the PDF are titled “Red X’s” layer, the “Document” layer, the 6x10 “Grid” layer and the “Draft Stamp” layer (only included if the form is not yet finalized). To access the layers panel in Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat PRO, on the menu bar at the top of the screen, choose the drop-down “View” option, then “Show/Hide,” then “Navigation Panes” and finally Layers. An eye icon indicates a displayed layer and an empty box indicates a hidden layer. To hide a layer, click the eye icon. To show a hidden layer, click the empty box. See screenshots:

Column Descriptions:

• Form #
  Colorado Department of Revenue assigned DR number. 

• Title: The title of the form.

• Form Type
  This is the type of form that is provided by CDOR for vendors to download. Form types are:

  • Book - Book template with associated forms and instructions. A book template does not include data placement X's or a 6 x 10 grid.

  • Form - Form is a blank template of the form. This template does include data placement X's and a 6 x 10 grid as layers. 

  • 2D Form - This indicates this form requires a 2D barcode. This template shows a clear space for the 2D barcode, data placement X's and a 6 x 10 grid for design purposes.

• Revision Date
  The latest revision date of the form.

• Date Posted
  The date the form was posted to the web page.

• Submit No Later Than
  The last date the form may be submitted to Colorado for review and approval. Status: Indicates whether the form is a "Final" or a "Draft". Final form templates are the versions of forms vendors must use as an example for their software. Draft form templates are posted as an example of a from however this version is not accepted as a form for review by Colorado. Only Final versions are accepted.

• Date First Final
  The date a form was initially approved by Colorado and had been posted as a final to the website by Colorado.

• Comments
  Changes or notifications about the form after the form has been posted as a final to the website.

• Release Date or Time Frame
  The time frame the form may be released by the vendors in their software. Description of each is provided below:

  • Immediate - Forms that are ready for immediate update and release in the vendor software. Colorado highly encourages the update and distribution of these forms to the public as soon as possible.

  • Annual - Forms that are updated annually and are not available for release to the public until January 1, 2021. 

  • 1/27/21 - These forms are used for January tax collections that are due on February 20th.