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Colorado Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$115,309,303

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2018Colorado Enterprise Zone (EZ)General Economic Development (EZ)$54,515,000
2018Colorado Enterprise Zone (EZ) Contribution Tax CreditsGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$14,567,000
2018Historic Preservation Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$4,148,000
2018Job Growth Incentive Tax CreditJob Creation/Retention$6,885,000
2018Regional Tourism Act (TIF)Tourism development$6,398,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$86,513,000

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
City and County of DenverCity/County$19,440,000
Adams CountyCounty$193,911
Arapahoe CountyCounty$57,840
Jefferson CountyCounty$763,262
City of AuroraMunicipality$2,500,870
City of Colorado SpringsMunicipality$826,323
City of Fort CollinsMunicipality$1,188,882
City of LakewoodMunicipality$3,825,215
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$28,796,303