Property Tax Colorado

Churches and other nonprofit organizations have long enjoyed exemption from property taxes, but this fall Colorado voters could make their state the first in the nation to end that tradition. John Patrick Michael Murphy, a Colorado Springs personal injury attorney, has collected nearly 90,000 signatures in support of a constitutional amendment that would force thousands of religious, philanthropic and community organizations to pay taxes on their land, buildings and personal property.

Churches and other nonprofit organizations have long enjoyed exemption from property taxes, but this fall Colorado voters could make their state the first in the nation to end that tradition. John Patrick Michael Murphy, a Colorado Springs personal injury attorney, has collected nearly 90,000 signatures in support of a constitutional amendment that would force thousands of religious, philanthropic and community organizations to pay taxes on their land, buildings and personal property.