James Marsh-Holschen: Colorado should decouple its corporate tax structure from the feds (guest opinion)

James Marsh-Holschen: Colorado should decouple its corporate tax structure from the feds (guest opinion)

The current b​udget crisis facing Colorado is unprecedented and is largely due to Colorado being one of only a few states where our state taxable income is automatically tied to the feds. This makes sense for the average Colorado individual taxpayer. The simplicity this provides means, you and I, who do our own taxes, take them to a simple tax processor, or maybe are able to afford a basic accountant, have the simplicity and cost saving of only …