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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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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2017Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$4,059,000
2017Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,932,000
2017Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$14,825,000
2017High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$24,875,000
2017Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$44,540,000
2017Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramWorkforce development$35,595,000
2017Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$4,369,000
2017Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingGeneral Economic Development$4,437,000
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
Mount Pleasant Community School DistrictSchool district$1,720
West Delaware County Community School DistrictSchool district$4,461
Cass CountyMunicipality$4,466
Davis County Community School DistrictSchool district$5,139
Ottumwa Community School DistrictSchool district$8,358
Taylor CountyCounty$10,560
Carlisle Community School DistrictSchool district$10,869
Marshalltown Community School DistrictSchool district$12,768
Shenandoah Community School DistrictSchool district$12,863
Washington Community School DistrictSchool district$13,633
Carroll Community School DistrictSchool district$13,964
Allamakee CountyCounty$19,287
Webster City Community School DistrictSchool district$19,558
CherokeeMunicipality$22,544
Fairfield Community School DistrictSchool district$23,007
CharitonMunicipality$23,646
Mid-Prairie Community School DistrictSchool district$24,334
Le Mars Community School DistrictSchool district$34,770
O'Brien CountyCounty$35,134
Estherville Lincoln Central Community School DistrictSchool district$36,848
Red Oak Community School DistrictSchool district$40,134
South Tama County Community School DistrictSchool district$42,051
Perry Community School DistrictSchool district$42,057
Dickinson CountyCounty$43,235
Clarke Community School DistrictSchool district$43,264
Jasper CountyCounty$45,510
Maquoketa Community School DistrictSchool district$48,878
Storm Lake Community School DistrictSchool district$52,299
Oskaloosa Community School DistrictSchool district$56,031
Saydel Community School DistrictSchool district$56,273
Howard-Winneshiek Community School DistrictSchool district$64,851
Newton Community School DistrictSchool district$68,866
Spencer Community School DistrictSchool district$77,549
Atlantic Community School DistrictSchool district$82,445
Chariton Community School DistrictSchool district$85,886
Sioux City Community School DistrictSchool district$86,560
Oelwein Community School DistrictSchool district$87,493
Grundy CountyCounty$89,595
Webster CityMunicipality$94,092
Boone Community School DistrictSchool district$107,540
PerryMunicipality$114,895
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictSchool district$134,507
Floyd CountyCounty$137,301
Lewis Central Community School DistrictSchool district$138,623
Knoxville Community School DistrictSchool district$149,245
Cedar Falls Community School DistrictSchool district$155,168
Fort Madison Community School DistrictSchool district$166,228
Fayette CountyCounty$170,540
Davenport Community School DistrictSchool district$173,379
Glenwood Community School DistrictSchool district$180,769
Urbandale Community School DistrictSchool district$185,361
AmesMunicipality$195,468
Western Dubuque County Community School DistrictSchool district$195,778
City of AnkenyMunicipality$213,730
Burlington Community School DistrictSchool district$214,717
Muscatine Community School DistrictSchool district$227,699
Woodbury CountyCounty$230,485
Charles City Community School DistrictSchool district$249,794
Marion Independent School DistrictSchool district$280,200
Keokuk Community School DistrictSchool district$283,222
Cerro Gordo CountyCounty$293,627
West Des Moines Community School DistrictSchool district$320,892
Fort Dodge Community School DistrictSchool district$323,613
ShenandoahMunicipality$326,443
Black Hawk CountyCounty$331,965
Story CountyCounty$346,324
Rock RapidsMunicipality$350,968
Clinton Community School DistrictSchool district$363,219
Ankeny Community School DistrictSchool district$368,710
North Scott Community School DistrictSchool district$399,267
MarshalltownMunicipality$435,098
Cedar FallsMunicipality$447,065
Southeast Polk Community School DistrictSchool district$477,755
Grinnell-Newburg Community School DistrictSchool district$480,234
Ames Community School DistrictSchool district$481,079
Johnson CountyCounty$490,094
Mason City Community School DistrictSchool district$514,860
Hampton-Dumont Community School DistrictSchool district$516,849
Dallas Center-Grimes Community School DistrictSchool district$522,195
Bettendorf Community School DistrictSchool district$548,296
Iowa City Community School DistrictSchool district$562,363
Waterloo Community School DistrictSchool district$586,649
Clear Creek Amana Community School DistrictSchool district$587,438
Norwalk Community School DistrictSchool district$595,850
City of Sioux CityMunicipality$613,361
Waukee Community School DistrictSchool district$621,904
CrestonMunicipality$772,000
Dubuque CountyCounty$804,553
OttumwaMunicipality$808,847
Cedar Rapids Community School DistrictSchool district$853,809
Council Bluffs Community School DistrictSchool district$903,825
Linn-Mar Community School DistrictSchool district$970,195
Charles CityMunicipality$978,494
PeliaMunicipality$979,879
Linn CountyCounty$1,064,809
Dallas CountyCounty$1,231,172
Johnston Community School DistrictSchool district$1,283,612
Howard CountyCounty$1,634,280
Mason CityMunicipality$1,636,208
Scott CountyCounty$1,664,348
BettendorfMunicipality$1,708,517
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$120,224,305