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New York Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$5,108,688,791

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss sort icon
2018Film & Commercial Production CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$682,000,000
2018Excelsior Business Program (formerly Start-up NY)Entrepreneurship/innovation$180,000,000
2018BrownfieldsRedevelopment/revitalization$130,000,000
2018Qualified Empire Zones (EZ) EnterpriseGeneral Economic Development (EZ)$115,000,000
2018Industrial Development Agencies (IDA)General Economic Development (IRB)$107,000,000
2018Excelsior Job Program and Empire State Job Retention CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$98,000,000
2018Urban Youth Job ProgramEducational development$50,000,000
2018Low Income Housing CreditAffordable Housing$36,000,000
2018Empire Zones (EZ)General Economic Development (EZ)$16,000,000
2018Various other tax abatement programsGeneral Economic Development$14,000,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$1,428,000,000

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$3,974,853
Monroe CountyCounty$7,300,000
Nassau CountyCounty$22,023,000
Suffolk CountyCounty$21,975,080
Westchester CountyCounty$2,172,790
City of BuffaloMunicipality$17,845,618
City of RochesterMunicipality$25,175,504
City of SyracuseMunicipality$17,752,729
City of YonkersMunicipality$19,233,133
New York CityMunicipality$3,540,095,000
Niagara Wheatfield Central School DistrictSchool district$3,141,084
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$3,680,688,791