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New York Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$5,281,221,308

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2020BrownfieldsBrownfield rehabilitation$130,000,000
2020Empire ZonesJob Creation/Retention$31,000,000
2020Excelsior Jobs Program and Empire State Job Retention Program CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$168,000,000
2020Film & Commercial Production CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$636,000,000
2020Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs)General Economic Development$97,000,000
2020Low Income Housing CreditAffordable Housing$41,000,000
2020New York Youth Jobs ProgramChild/youth services$40,000,000
2020Other tax abatement programsGeneral Economic Development$20,000,000
2020Qualified Empire Zones EnterpriseJob Creation/Retention$58,000,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$1,221,000,000

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
Erie CountyCounty$3,834,993
Monroe CountyCounty$8,100,000
Nassau CountyCounty$42,124,000
Suffolk CountyCounty$12,626,890
Westchester CountyCounty$2,719,972
City of BuffaloMunicipality$26,623,948
City of RochesterMunicipality$29,802,764
City of SyracuseMunicipality$20,264,174
City of YonkersMunicipality$57,879,262
New York CityMunicipality$3,853,259,000
Niagara Wheatfield Central School DistrictSchool district$2,986,305
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$4,060,221,308