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Iowa Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$1,291,643,438

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram Type sort iconGross Revenue Loss
2018Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$8,962,000
2019Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$13,930,000
2020Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$20,795,000
2021Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$18,003,000
2022Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$11,142,000
2017Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,932,000
2018Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$5,045,000
2019Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,708,000
2020Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,067,000
2021Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$5,380,000
2022Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,864,000
2019Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$7,578,000
2020Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$3,584,000
2021Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$6,207,000
2022Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$2,946,000
2017Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$4,369,000
2018Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$3,574,000
2019Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$5,101,000
2020Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$6,057,000
2021Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$2,545,000
2022Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$4,151,000
2017Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingGeneral Economic Development$4,437,000
2018Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingGeneral Economic Development$4,549,000
2017Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$14,825,000
2018Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$12,161,000
2019Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$9,548,000
2020Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$5,476,000
2021Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$4,044,000
2022Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$4,135,000
2017Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$44,540,000
2018Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$58,501,000
2019Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$36,236,000
2020Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$48,883,000
2021Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$30,588,000
2022Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$34,536,000
2017High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$24,875,000
2018High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$39,605,000
2019Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$4,324,000
2019Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$34,434,000
2019High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$37,940,000
2020Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$5,577,000
2020High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$27,066,000
2020Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$36,868,000
2021Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$4,460,000
2021High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$27,458,000
2021Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$37,034,000
2022Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$3,096,000
2022High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$23,364,000
2022Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$27,974,000
2017Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$4,059,000
2017Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramWorkforce development$35,595,000
2018Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$4,187,000
2018Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramWorkforce development$34,715,000
2019Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$3,964,000
2020Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$4,409,000
2021Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$3,905,000
2022Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$3,497,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$888,805,000

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 Jurisdiction sort iconJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss
Central Decatur Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Central City Community School DistrictSchool district$13,187
Centerville Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Center Point-Urbana Community School DistrictSchool district$40,342
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSchool district$8,926,272
Cedar Falls Community School DistrictSchool district$272,393
Cedar FallsMunicipality$447,065
Cass CountyMunicipality$4,466
Carroll Community School DistrictSchool district$36,819
Carlisle Community School DistrictSchool district$69,718
Cardinal Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Camanche Community School DistrictSchool district$6,196
Cam Community School DistrictSchool district$67,720
Calamus-Wheatland Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Cal Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Burlington Community School DistrictSchool district$812,996
BurlingtonMunicipality$2,720,104
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School DistrictSchool district$3,764
Boyer Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$18,034
Boyden-Hull Community School DistrictSchool district$318,148
Boone Community School DistrictSchool district$220,297
Bondurant-Farrar Community School DistrictSchool district$4,152,516
Black Hawk CountyCounty$2,994,459
Bettendorf Community School DistrictSchool district$1,120,011
BettendorfMunicipality$1,708,517
Bennett Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Belmond-Klemme Community School DistrictSchool district$13,030
Bellevue Community School DistrictSchool district$70,309
Belle Plaine Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Bedford Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Bcluw Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Baxter Community School DistrictSchool district$8,734
Ballard Community School DistrictSchool district$284,384
Audubon Community School DistrictSchool district$7,041
Atlantic Community School DistrictSchool district$112,773
Ar-We-Va Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Aplington-Parkersburg Community School DistrictSchool district$184,909
Ankeny Community School DistrictSchool district$951,883
Anamosa Community School DistrictSchool district$7,103
Ames Community School DistrictSchool district$833,151
AmesMunicipality$491,771
Alta-Aurelia Community School DistrictSchool district$637
Allamakee CountyCounty$19,287
Allamakee Community School DistrictSchool district$18,001
Algona Community School DistrictSchool district$104,811
Alden Community School DistrictSchool district$59,531
Alburnett Community School DistrictSchool district$92
Albia Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Albert City Truesday Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Ahstw Community School DistrictSchool district$51,003
Agwsr Community School DistrictSchool district$149,892
Adel-Desoto-Minburn Community School DistrictSchool district$26,060
Adair-Casey Community School DistrictSchool district$1,673
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$402,838,438