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Michigan Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$4,914,154,658

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2017Brownfield Redevelopment Credit ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$27,700,000
2018Brownfield Redevelopment Credit ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$55,900,000
2019Brownfield Redevelopment Credit ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$22,300,000
2020Brownfield Redevelopment Credit ProgramBrownfield rehabilitation$13,200,000
2021Brownfield Redevelopment Credit ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$9,400,000
2017Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$4,900,000
2018Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$5,100,000
2019Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$5,600,000
2020Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$7,700,000
2021Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$24,500,000
2022Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing (TIF) ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$13,200,000
2017Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate ProgramAgricultural development$2,100,000
2017Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate ProgramAgricultural development$46,000,000
2018Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate ProgramAgricultural development$51,000,000
2019Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate ProgramConservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$49,000,000
2020Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate ProgramConservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$44,400,000
2021Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate ProgramConservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$56,600,000
2022Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate ProgramConservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$54,900,000
2017Film Production Credit ProgramGeneral Economic Development$3,600,000
2017Historic Preservation Credit ProgramHistoric Preservation$200,000
2017Historic Preservation Credit ProgramHistoric Preservation$21,500,000
2018Historic Preservation Credit ProgramHistoric Preservation$13,000,000
2019Historic Preservation Credit ProgramHistoric Preservation$3,200,000
2017MEGA Battery Credit ProgramGeneral Economic Development$98,400,000
2018MEGA Battery Credit ProgramTechnology (energy)$10,600,000
2017MEGA Employment Credit ProgramJob Creation/Retention$517,000,000
2018MEGA Employment Credit ProgramJob Creation/Retention$611,800,000
2019MEGA Employment Credit ProgramJob Creation/Retention$510,400,000
2020MEGA Employment Credit ProgramJob Creation/Retention$560,500,000
2021MEGA Employment Credit ProgramJob Creation/Retention$413,600,000
2022MEGA Employment Credit ProgramJob Creation/Retention$509,800,000
2017MEGA Poly-Silicon Energy Cost Credit ProgramGeneral Economic Development$12,700,000
2018MEGA Poly-Silicon Energy Cost Credit ProgramTechnology (semiconductor)$23,400,000
2017Renaissance Zone Credit - Development ProgramGeneral Economic Development$14,900,000
2018Renaissance Zone Credit - Development ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$38,900,000
2019Renaissance Zone Credit - Development ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$48,000,000
2020Renaissance Zone Credit - Development ProgramBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$17,700,000
2021Renaissance Zone Credit - Development ProgramBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$3,500,000
2017Renaissance Zone Property Tax Exemption ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$3,700,000
2018Renaissance Zone Property Tax Exemption ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$3,900,000
2019Renaissance Zone Property Tax Exemption ProgramGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$4,200,000
2020Renaissance Zone Property Tax Exemption ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$3,900,000
2021Renaissance Zone Property Tax Exemption ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$3,900,000
2022Renaissance Zone Property Tax Exemption ProgramRedevelopment/revitalization$3,700,000
2019State Essential Services Assessment ExemptionManufacturing development$4,200,000
2020State Essential Services Assessment ExemptionManufacturing development$5,500,000
2021State Essential Services Assessment ExemptionManufacturing development$7,300,000
2022State Essential Services Assessment ExemptionManufacturing development$9,200,000
2017Various agreementsGeneral Economic Development$92,098
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$3,975,792,098

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
Farwell Area School DistrictSchool District$515
Kearsley Community School DistrictSchool District$542
Berkley School DistrictSchool District$704
Cheboygan CountyCounty$953
Manton Consolidated School DistrictSchool District$967
Hillsdale Library ServiceSpecial district$973
Pickford School DistrictSchool District$1,000
Durand Area School DistrictSchool District$1,067
Clio Area School DistrictSchool District$1,200
Meridian School DistrictSchool District$1,323
Mayville Community School DistrictSchool District$1,572
Lakeview Community School DistrictSchool District$1,650
Brown City Community School DistrictSchool District$1,989
Central Lake School DistrictSchool District$2,000
MillingtonMunicipality$2,000
Rogers City Area School DistrictSchool District$2,040
Ellsworth Community SchoolSchool District$2,263
Bridgman School DistrictSchool District$2,374
Mason Consolidated School DistrictSchool District$2,996
East Jackson Community School DistrictSchool District$3,200
Decatur School DistrictSchool District$3,490
Mesick Consolidated School DistrictSchool District$4,000
Shepherd Public School DistrictSchool District$4,239
Millington Community School DistrictSchool District$4,304
Leslie School DistrictSchool District$4,391
Montabella Community School DistrictSchool District$4,402
Shepherd School DistrictSchool District$4,554
Westwood Heights School DistrictSchool District$4,567
Brandywine Community School DistrictSchool District$4,591
Chippewa CountyCounty$4,622
Rudyard Area School DistrictSchool District$4,689
Unionville-Sebewang Area School DistrictSchool District$4,927
East Detroit School DistrictSchool District$5,078
Vanderbilt Area School DistrictSchool District$5,359
River Valley School DistrictSchool District$5,462
Boyne Falls Public School DistrictSchool District$5,536
Bad Axe School DistrictSchool District$5,871
Parchment School DistrictSchool District$6,156
Ionia Township School District #2FSchool District$6,165
North LeValley School Ionia Township School District #2FSchool District$6,165
Garden City School DistrictSchool District$6,588
Akron-Fairgrove School DistrictSchool District$6,676
Ravenna School DistrictSchool District$6,918
Mendon Community School DistrictSchool District$7,006
Marcellus Community School DistrictSchool District$7,147
Farmington HillsMunicipality$7,428
Hillman Community School DistrictSchool District$7,452
Barry Intermediate School DistrictSchool District$7,651
Vassar School DistrictSchool District$7,669
Negaunee School DistrictSchool District$7,737
Tahquamenon Area School DistrictSchool District$8,052
Whitmore Lake School DistrictSchool District$8,144
Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School DistrictSchool District$8,539
Mason County Central School DistrictSchool District$8,608
Walkerville School DistrictSchool District$8,655
Chippewa Hills School DistrictSchool District$9,098
Fairview Area School DistrictSchool District$9,139
Morley Stanwood Community School DistrictSchool District$9,208
Sigel Township School District #3FSchool District$9,863
Roscommon Area School DistrictSchool District$9,994
NorwayMunicipality$10,005
Sanilac Intermediate School DistrictSchool District$10,419
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Lenawee and MonroeSchool District$10,491
Breckenridge Community School DistrictSchool District$11,291
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1School District$11,297
Standish-Sterling Community School DistrictSchool District$11,362
Buckley Community School DistrictSchool District$11,587
Bangor Township School DistrictSchool District$11,591
Pinconning Area School DistrictSchool District$13,038
Lewis Cass Intermediate School DistrictSchool District$13,077
Owendale-Gagetown Area School DistrictSchool District$13,590
Hart School DistrictSchool District$13,605
Sandusky Community School DistrictSchool District$13,764
Grass Lake Community School DistrictSchool District$14,000
Hartford School DistrictSchool District$15,503
Haslett School DistrictSchool District$15,771
Jenison School DistrictSchool District$16,000
Morenci Area School DistrictSchool District$16,730
Michigan Center School DistrictSchool District$17,581
Caro Community School DistrictSchool District$17,750
Portland School DistrictSchool District$17,768
Ionia County Intermediate School DistrictSchool District$18,222
Hanover-Horton School DistrictSchool District$18,590
Saugatuck School DistrictSchool District$19,228
Ashley Community School DistrictSchool District$19,402
Emmet CountyCounty$21,000
Vandercook Lake School DistrictSchool District$23,000
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School DistrictSchool District$23,912
Ithaca School DistrictSchool District$24,139
Harbor Springs School DistrictSchool District$24,955
Imlay City Community School DistrictSchool District$25,159
Reading Community School DistrictSchool District$26,778
Martin School DistrictSchool District$26,906
Tuscola Intermediate School DistrictSchool District$26,932
Brimingham School DistrictSchool District$31,000
Croswell-Lexington Community School DistrictSchool District$31,126
Chelsea School DistrictSchool District$32,000
Clare School DistrictSchool District$32,799
Flat Rock Community School DistrictSchool District$32,947
Northview School DistrictSchool District$33,197
Southgate Community School DistrictSchool District$33,349
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$938,362,560