It is June 13th - any update?
Topic summary
Colorado Retail Delivery Fee (RDF) starts July 1, 2022: $0.27 per retail sale delivered by motor vehicle to a Colorado address (including third‑party deliveries) when at least one item is taxable. The fee must be listed separately on the receipt and remitted to CDOR on form DR 1786, following normal sales tax filing frequencies.
Merchants report Shopify does not natively support adding the fee as a separate line item, creating compliance challenges—especially for orders with free shipping (the fee still applies). Some use manual workarounds (e.g., custom line items), but burying the fee in shipping/handling would not meet the separate‑line requirement.
An unofficial update from Shopify’s support chat says a rule “0% + $0.27” will be applied to the shipping line with an invoice comment labeling it as the retail delivery fee, expected July 1. A Shopify staff post links to help resources but does not confirm details in this thread.
CDOR FAQs (Q6–Q8) acknowledge some businesses cannot separately state the fee and indicate they will not prioritize enforcement of that provision if retailers pay the full amount. Action: begin remitting $0.27 per qualifying order and monitor Shopify updates. Status: ongoing; partial relief via CDOR guidance, implementation in Shopify pending.