Colorado: Lid Tax. If you’ve ever spilled hot coffee on yourself, you probably consider coffee cup lids to be essential. You, sadly, are not a member of the Colorado State Legislature. Nonessential packaging is subject to a 2.9 percent tax, and while the coffee cup is considered essential, the lid is not. Then again, without one you’ll spill your drink the first time you come to a sudden stop in your car, and then paying the bill to detail your ride will cost way more than that 2.9 percent.