Pension and Annuity Subtraction
Regulation 39-22-104(4)(f). 
(1)	Qualified Pension and Annuity Income.  The following income may be excluded from Colorado taxable income to the extent a taxpayer is eligible for the pension/annuity subtraction: 
(a)	Pension and annuity income, IRA distributions, and social security income reported on the federal income tax return as taxable.
(b)	A distribution reported as a “lump sum distribution addition” under §39-22-104(3)(c), C.R.S. in computing Colorado taxable income.
(c)	Taxable disability retirement benefits received by persons 55 years of age or older, even if such payments are reported as wages for federal income tax purposes. 
(d)	Taxable nonqualified deferred compensation payments that qualify as retirement income under 4 USC Section 114(b)(1)(I) received by persons 55 years of age or older, even if such payments are reported as wages for federal income tax purposes.
(2)	Premature Distributions. Premature distributions for federal income tax purposes, regardless of the source, do not qualify for the pension/annuity subtraction.
(3)	Examples. The following are examples of payments that do not qualify as pension or annuity income for purposes of the Colorado pension/annuity subtraction:
(a)	Sick leave and vacation leave payouts, 
(b)	Early retirement incentive payouts,
(c)	Interest income from a bank plan that is distributed to a surviving spouse as retirement income upon death of first spouse,
(d)	The portion of military pension awarded to a nonmilitary spouse as a result of a divorce settlement that is classified as alimony,
(e)	Distributions from an otherwise qualified profit sharing plan to an employee prior to retirement,
(f)	Distributions from an otherwise qualified employer sponsored savings plan or employee stock ownership plan prior to retirement,
(g)	Lump-sum distributions from a qualified or nonqualified pension or profit-sharing plan as defined in section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code except to the extent such distributions are included in subparagraph (1)(b) of this regulation,
(h)	Deferred payments received under personal service contracts.
(4) 	Trusts/Estates
(a) 	The pension/annuity subtraction is available to trusts and estates to the extent the amount is received as a result of the death of the person who earned the pension/annuity. The amount of the subtraction is the smaller of $20,000 or the taxable pension/annuity income that is not distributed to the beneficiaries of the trust or estate. 

(b) 	Each beneficiary who receives pension/annuity income distributed from the trust or estate will be eligible for a separate pension/annuity subtraction of up to $20,000 if the amount is received as a result of the death of the person who earned the pension/annuity. 
(5) Railroad Retirement Benefits.
(a)	Railroad retirement benefits (Tier I and Tier II) and disability payments are exempt from state taxation under Section 231m of the Railroad Retirement Act.
(b)	To the extent the benefits in paragraph (5)(a) above are included in federal taxable income, the benefits will be subtracted when computing Colorado taxable income as a “railroad retirement benefits subtraction.” The income may not be subtracted a second time under the pension/annuity subtraction and the amount of any railroad retirement benefits subtraction will not count against the $20,000 or $24,000 limitation of the pension/annuity subtraction.