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Colorado Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$217,900,192

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2021Colorado Enterprise Zone (EZ) Business Tax CreditsBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$75,747,000
2021Colorado Enterprise Zone (EZ) Contribution Tax CreditsBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$16,354,000
2021Historic Preservation Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$11,524,000
2021Job Growth Incentive Tax CreditsJob Creation/Retention$34,929,000
2021Regional Tourism Act Tax Increment Financing (TIF)Tourism development$9,177,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$147,731,000

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$59,621,000
Adams CountyCounty$357,183
Arapahoe CountyCounty$11,359
Jefferson CountyCounty$650,783
City of AuroraMunicipality$701,209
City of Colorado SpringsMunicipality$440,340
City of Fort CollinsMunicipality$333,159
City of GreeleyMunicipality$2,166,309
City of LakewoodMunicipality$3,893,610
City of PuebloMunicipality$1,994,240
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$70,169,192