DR 0158-I: Extension Payment for Colorado Individual Income Tax (2024)
Colorado · Colorado DOR · Used for tax years 2024
Form DR 0158-I is used to make an extension payment for 2024 Colorado individual income tax by check or money order. It includes a worksheet to calculate tax due from expected income tax, payments, and credits. Colorado’s automatic filing extension does not extend the payment due
Who files this form
Use the 2024 DR 0158-I only if you need to make an additional Colorado individual income tax payment by check or money order.
Colorado grants filing extensions automatically. Do not file this form if no payment is due. You also do not need to send it if you pay online.
When it's due
For tax year 2024, the form lists these deadlines:
- April 15: Regular return filing deadline and payment due date.
- October 15: Filing deadline under the automatic six-month extension. The extension does not extend the payment due date.
- June 15: Return filing deadline if you are traveling or residing outside the United States on April 15. The extended filing deadline remains October 15.
The form states that if the due date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, payment is due the next business day.
What you'll need
Have the following information ready to complete the worksheet and payment form:
- The Colorado income tax you expect to owe.
- Colorado income tax withheld, estimated income tax payments, and other payments and credits.
- Your name, Social Security number or ITIN, and mailing address.
- Your spouse’s name and Social Security number or ITIN, if filing jointly.
- Your payment amount and a check or money order if paying by mail.
Photocopy the completed worksheet for your records before returning it.
How to file
Calculate your payment
- Enter the income tax you expect to owe on line 1.
- Enter Colorado withholding, estimated tax payments, and other payments and credits on lines 2a through 2c. Add them on line 2d.
- Subtract line 2d from line 1. Enter the result on line 3 and in the payment amount field below.
Pay online
Visit Colorado.gov/RevenueOnline. You do not need to send DR 0158-I if you pay online. A small processing fee may apply to e-check or credit card payments.
Pay by mail
Make your check or money order payable to Colorado Department of Revenue. Write your Social Security number or ITIN and “2024 DR 0158-I” on it.
Enclose the payment with the completed form and mail it to:
Colorado Department of Revenue
Denver, Colorado 80261-0008
No street address is required. Return the full page. Do not send cash or staple or attach the payment to the form.
Common mistakes
- Treating the filing extension as a payment extension. The payment due date is not extended. Penalty and interest are assessed if certain payment criteria are not met.
- Sending the form when no payment is due or when paying online. File this form only when making a payment by check or money order.
- Leaving identifying information off your payment. Write your Social Security number or ITIN and “2024 DR 0158-I” on your check or money order.
- Sending cash or attaching the payment. Enclose a check or money order, but do not staple or attach it to the form.
- Cutting the form. Return the full page.
- Not keeping a copy. Photocopy the worksheet for your records before returning it.
Questions people ask
Do I need to submit this form to get a filing extension?
No. Colorado grants filing extensions automatically. Return DR 0158-I only if you need to make an additional tax payment by check or money order.
Does the extension give me more time to pay?
No. The extension gives you more time to file, not more time to pay. Penalty and interest are assessed if certain payment criteria are not met.
Do I need to mail the form after paying online?
No. DR 0158-I is not required if you make an online payment. Online payments provide instant payment confirmation.
Is there a fee for paying online?
A small processing fee may apply to e-check or credit card payments.
What happens to my mailed check?
The State may convert it to a one-time electronic banking transaction. Your account may be debited as early as the day the State receives it. If converted, the check will not be returned.