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Pennsylvania Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost: $650,702,965

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2017Educational Tax CreditEducational development$116,800,000
2017Film Production Tax CreditGeneral Economic Development$60,000,000
2017Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)General Economic Development$21,100,000
2017Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$78,000,000
2017Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCharity/nonprofit/government assistance$18,000,000
2017Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)Educational development$32,600,000
2017Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Conservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$5,400,000
2017Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$10,100,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$342,000,000

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 Jurisdiction sort iconJurisdiction TypeGross Revenue Loss
York Suburban School DistrictSchool district$36,914
Wyomissing Area School DistrictSchool district$44,752
Wyoming Area School DistrictSchool district$13,028
Williamsport Area School DistrictSchool district$439,505
Wilkinsburg Borough School DistrictSchool district$24,462
Western Wayne School DistrictSchool district$7,311
Wellsboro Area School DistrictSchool district$24,047
Valley View School DistrictSchool district$560,533
Tulpehocken Area School DistrictSchool district$1,703,461
St. Marys Area School DistrictSchool district$75,195
Spring Grove Area School DistrictSchool district$434,064
Southern York County School DistrictSchool district$2,371,255
South Williamsport Area School DistrictSchool district$49,000
South Western School DistrictSchool district$40,982
South Eastern School DistrictSchool district$1,798
Souderton Area School DistrictSchool district$93,351
Shippensburg Area School DistrictSchool district$1,010,685
Seneca Valley School DistrictSchool district$1,935,569
Schuylkill Valley School DistrictSchool district$158,581
Red Lion Area School DistrictSchool district$4,994,790
Port Allegany School DistrictSchool district$5,479
Pittston Area School DistrictSchool district$2,446,679
Pittsburgh Public SchoolsSchool district$22,461,750
Philadelphia Public SchoolsSchool district$61,900,000
Pequea Valley School DistrictSchool district$144,000
Northern York County School DistrictSchool district$2,103,855
Northeastern School DistrictSchool district$4,110,597
North East School DistrictSchool district$53,000
Muncy School DistrictSchool district$84,171
Millcreek Township School DistrictSchool district$22,309
Mechanicsburg Area School DistrictSchool district$42,701
Mahanoy Area School DistrictSchool district$50,771
Lebanon School DistrictSchool district$40,665
Lancaster CountyCounty$296,404
Keystone Central School DistrictSchool district$3,522,596
Kane Area School DistrictSchool district$29,626
Jersey Shore Area School DistrictSchool district$696,000
Iroquois School DistrictSchool district$1,963
Hanover Public School DistrictSchool district$17,313
Hamburg Area School DistrictSchool district$595,736
Greencastle-Antrim School DistrictSchool district$753,380
Girard School DistrictSchool district$27,469
General McLane School DistrictSchool district$274,395
Fort Leboeuf School DistrictSchool district$931,184
Elizabethtown Area School DistrictSchool district$704,000
Easton Area School DistrictSchool district$1,316,668
Eastern York School DistrictSchool district$1,784,114
Dallastown Area School DistrictSchool district$83,544
Crestwood School DistrictSchool district$615,000
Columbia Burough School DistrictSchool district$5,545
City of ReadingMunicipality$468,000
City of PittsburghMunicipality$14,217,465
City of PhiladelphiaMunicipality$162,586,390
City of ErieMunicipality$2,248,230
City of AllentownMunicipality$2,875,000
Chambersburg Area School DistrictSchool District$128,419
Carlisle Area School DistrictSchool District$26,992
Carbondale Area School DistrictSchool District$199,487
Butler Area School DistrictSchool District$42,241
Bradford Area School DistrictSchool District$272,000
Big Spring School DistrictSchool District$271,023
Allentown School DistrictSchool District$720,000
Allegheny CountyCounty$5,507,521
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$308,702,965