Governor Polis Celebrates Tax Innovation for Filing Efficiency and Colorado's Family-Focused Tax Credits

DENVER ~ Colorado officials are urging eligible residents who have not filed taxes to use SimpleFile, a free online tool for claiming the state's Child Tax Credit or Family Affordability Tax Credit for tax year 2024 or 2025.

Gov. Jared Polis joined the Colorado Department of Revenue, Code for America and the New Practice Lab in promoting the tool. Eligible low-income families have until Nov. 16, 2026, to submit a simplified return through the application, according to the announcement.

SimpleFile, launched in early July in partnership with Code for America, is designed for mobile devices and takes about 15 minutes to complete. The state says users do not need income documents such as W-2 or 1099 forms.

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Polis said 613 Colorado families had used the tool to access $3.1 million in savings. He described the initiative as a way to make filing easier and help families claim available tax credits.

The announcement also marked the second year of Colorado's prefilled tax return project, conducted with the New Practice Lab. In its first year, 15,000 residents with unclaimed or underclaimed credits or other refunds from a prior year were offered prepopulated returns. Nearly 5,400 people received a total of $2.6 million, with an average claim time of 4.2 minutes, the announcement said.

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