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