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Iowa Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$257,856,305

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State-level programs

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Year sort iconProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2017Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,932,000
2017Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$4,369,000
2017Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingGeneral Economic Development$4,437,000
2017Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$14,825,000
2017Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$44,540,000
2017High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$24,875,000
2017Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$4,059,000
2017Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramWorkforce development$35,595,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$137,632,000

Tabulated localities and districts

Click on the name of jurisdiction for a list of tax abatement programs that reduced its tax revenue.

Data includes abatement information for the five most populous cities, counties, and school districts in each state (where available). If no data is shown for these top five jurisdictions, it is because they did not disclose GASB 77 tax abatement information in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), the amount reported was $0, or the ACFR has not been published yet. Some states include data for additional years and jurisdictions.

Reporting JurisdictionJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss sort icon
BettendorfMunicipality$1,708,517
WaverlyMunicipality$1,712,047
City of DavenportMunicipality$1,915,000
Fort DodgeMunicipality$2,181,069
City of Cedar RapidsMunicipality$2,395,726
ClintonMunicipality$2,552,298
BurlingtonMunicipality$2,720,104
GrinnellMunicipality$2,830,510
DubuqueMunicipality$3,576,245
Polk CountyCounty$3,691,970
Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSchool district$4,061,298
North LibertyMunicipality$4,747,707
Council BluffsMunicipality$5,101,841
UrbandaleMunicipality$8,371,222
WaterlooMunicipality$8,439,234
City of Des MoinesMunicipality$10,493,332
CoralvilleMunicipality$20,784,389
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$120,224,305