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Iowa Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$220,582,905

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2019Accelerated Career Education ProgramWorkforce development$3,964,000
2019Beginning Farmer Tax Credit ProgramAgricultural development$4,708,000
2019Enterprise Zone (EZ) ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$9,548,000
2019High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP)Job Creation/Retention$37,940,000
2019Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$36,236,000
2019Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training ProgramJob Creation/Retention$34,434,000
2019Redevelopment Tax CreditBrownfield rehabilitation$7,578,000
2019Renewable Energy Tax CreditEnergy production$5,101,000
2019Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from WithholdingJob Creation/Retention$4,324,000
2019Workforce Housing Tax Incentive ProgramAffordable Housing$13,930,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$157,763,000

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
North Scott Community School DistrictSchool district$260,445
North Tama County Community School DistrictSchool district$0
North Union Community School DistrictSchool district$5,735
North Winneshiek Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Northeast Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Northeast Hamilton Community School DistrictSchool district$305
Northwood-Kensett Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Norwalk Community School DistrictSchool district$408,112
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School DistrictSchool district$277,112
Oelwein Community School DistrictSchool district$148,328
Ogden Community School DistrictSchool district$228,735
Okoboji Community School DistrictSchool district$101,985
Olin Consolidated School DistrictSchool district$0
Orient-Macksburg Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Osage Community School DistrictSchool district$34,859
Oskaloosa Community School DistrictSchool district$11,520
Ottumwa Community School DistrictSchool district$34,147
Panorama Community School DistrictSchool district$7,248
Paton-Churdan Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Pcm Community School DistrictSchool district$18,989
Pekin Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Pella Community School DistrictSchool district$1,210
Perry Community School DistrictSchool district$138,632
Pleasant Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$1,430,504
Pleasantville Community School DistrictSchool district$21,322
Postville Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Prairie Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$86,857
Red Oak Community School DistrictSchool district$87,780
Riceville Community School DistrictSchool district$545,475
River Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Rock Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$97,174
Roland-Story Community School DistrictSchool district$118,250
Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock Community School DistrictSchool district$14,223
Saydel Community School DistrictSchool district$239,550
Schaller-Crestland Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Schleswig Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School DistrictSchool district$204,604
Sheldon Community School DistrictSchool district$41,171
Shenandoah Community School DistrictSchool district$20,339
Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School DistrictSchool district$27,613
Sidney Community School DistrictSchool district$16,219
Sigourney Community School DistrictSchool district$31,498
Sioux Center Community School DistrictSchool district$47,403
Sioux City Community School DistrictSchool district$274,876
Solon Community School DistrictSchool district$12,742
South Central Calhoun Community School DistrictSchool district$23,524
South Hamilton Community School DistrictSchool district$4,990
South Obrien Community School DistrictSchool district$8,031
South Page Community School DistrictSchool district$0
South Tama County Community School DistrictSchool district$74,165
South Winneshiek Community School DistrictSchool district$4,672
Southeast Polk Community School DistrictSchool district$311,521
Southeast Warren Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Spencer Community School DistrictSchool district$302,040
Spirit Lake Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Springville Community School DistrictSchool district$301
St. Ansgar Community School DistrictSchool district$177,572
Stanton Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Starmont Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Storm Lake Community School DistrictSchool district$178,744
Stratford Community School DistrictSchool district$14,636
Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School DistrictSchool district$19,457
Tipton Community School DistrictSchool district$18,309
Treynor Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Tri-Center Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Tri-County Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Tripoli Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Turkey Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Twin Rivers Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Underwood Community School DistrictSchool district$35,193
Union Community School DistrictSchool district$0
United Community School DistrictSchool district$116,009
Urbandale Community School DistrictSchool district$48,259
Van Buren Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Van Meter Community School DistrictSchool district$150,918
Villisca Community School DistrictSchool district$0
Vinton-Shellsburg Community School DistrictSchool district$19,559
Waco Community School DistrictSchool district$16,587
Wapello Community School DistrictSchool district$806
Wapsie Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$60,877
Washington Community School DistrictSchool district$30,577
Waterloo Community School DistrictSchool district$764,151
Waukee Community School DistrictSchool district$674,729
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School DistrictSchool district$139,264
Webster City Community School DistrictSchool district$45,707
West Bend-Mallard Community School DistrictSchool district$15,144
West Branch Community School DistrictSchool district$3,072
West Burlington Independent Community School DistrictSchool district$196,098
West Central Community School DistrictSchool district$6,702
West Central Valley Community School DistrictSchool district$26,483
West Delaware County Community School DistrictSchool district$31,339
West Des Moines Community School DistrictSchool district$362,244
West Fork Community School DistrictSchool district$51
West Hancock Community School DistrictSchool district$0
West Harrison Community School DistrictSchool district$0
West Liberty Community School DistrictSchool district$4,451
West Marshall Community School DistrictSchool district$2,722
West Monona Community School DistrictSchool district$57,104
Western Dubuque County Community School DistrictSchool district$702,025
Westwood Community School DistrictSchool district$3,679
Whiting Community School DistrictSchool district$0
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$62,819,905