Loveland, CO Local Taxes & Fees: Business Tax Classification (2026)
Key Facts
- Classes
- A through H, by license/operation type
- Tax due
- Same date as liquor license renewal
- Delinquent after
- 30 days past renewal date
- Interest
- 1% per month on delinquent tax
- Enforced by
- Loveland City Clerk
Summary
Loveland taxes retail sales of liquor and 3.2% beer through an occupation tax under Municipal Code Chapter 3.20, sorting every licensed operator into one of eight classes, A through H, by what it sells and whether it operates as a restaurant, tavern, liquor store, drugstore, club, or 3.2% beer outlet. The City Clerk collects the tax alongside each liquor license renewal.
The business of selling at retail, any malt, vinous or spirituous liquor other than medicinal liquors, or 3.2% beer, for beverage purposes is defined and separately classified as such occupation for the purposes of this chapter as follows: A.Class "A" Operators. All operators who are licensed to sell beer, wine and spirituous liquors for consumption on the premises either as hotels or restaurants are class "A" operators.B.Class "B" Operators. All operators who are licensed to sell beer, wine and spirituous liquors for consumption on the premises as a tavern are class "B" operators.C.Class "C" Operators. All operators who are licensed to sell malt or vinous liquors only by the drink for consumption on the premises are class "C" operators.D.Class "D" Operators. All operators who are licensed as retail liquor stores to sell in original containers malt, vinous or spirituous liquor for consumption off the premises are class "D" operators.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
2% beer only, on-premises, off-premises, or both), and Class H (optional-premises licensees selling by the drink). 040 the city council sets the actual tax amount by resolution for each license held, separate from the liquor license fee itself. 050 ties payment to the operator's liquor license renewal cycle: the occupation tax is due to the City Clerk on the same date as the renewal fee and becomes delinquent 30 days after that renewal date appears in the city's liquor license records, with interest accruing at one percent per month on any delinquent balance.
Operators must keep the current tax license posted where customers can see it, and a licensee that transfers an existing license mid-year owes no additional occupation tax for that transfer. 070.
Violations & Fines
Failing to pay the tax, secure and post the occupation tax receipt, or otherwise comply with Chapter 3.20 is a violation of the Loveland Municipal Code under Section 3.20.080. Each calendar month of noncompliance is charged as a separate offense, so a business that stays delinquent for three months faces three counts. A conviction under this section does not itself revoke the operator's state liquor license.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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