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Pennsylvania Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$4,800,645,061

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2018Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramEnergy production$1,400,000
2019Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramConservation of farmland, forest, open space, or water$9,800,000
2020Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramPower generation$17,100,000
2021Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramPower generation$10,800,000
2022Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit ProgramPower generation$15,200,000
2019Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$32,600,000
2020Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$32,600,000
2021Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$53,600,000
2022Educational Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (EOSTC)Educational development$54,000,000
2017Educational Tax CreditEducational development$116,800,000
2018Educational Tax CreditEducational development$129,400,000
2019Educational Tax CreditEducational development$150,900,000
2020Educational Tax CreditEducational development$174,800,000
2021Educational Tax CreditEducational development$179,500,000
2022Educational Tax CreditEducational development$209,700,000
2017Film Production Tax CreditGeneral Economic Development$60,000,000
2018Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$60,400,000
2019Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$60,900,000
2020Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$63,000,000
2021Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$65,100,000
2022Film Production Tax CreditFilm, TV, and/or media$66,900,000
2017Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)General Economic Development$21,100,000
2018Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Entrepreneurship/innovation$16,000,000
2019Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Entrepreneurship/innovation$15,300,000
2020Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Small business development$15,100,000
2021Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Small business development$15,000,000
2022Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ)Small business development$15,000,000
2017Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$78,000,000
2018Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development (OZ)$92,100,000
2019Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development (OZ)$95,100,000
2020Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$84,300,000
2021Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$85,800,000
2022Keystone Opportunity Zone Program (KOZ)General Economic Development$110,000,000
2021Military Installation Remediation Program (MIRP)General Economic Development$15,400,000
2022Military Installation Remediation Program (MIRP)General Economic Development$15,800,000
2017Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCharity/nonprofit/government assistance$18,000,000
2018Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCapital investment$18,000,000
2019Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$18,000,000
2020Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$18,000,000
2021Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$33,600,000
2022Neighborhood Assistance ProgramsCommunity development$35,900,000
2018Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)Construction/rehabilitation$45,600,000
2019Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development (TIF)$40,500,000
2020Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development$61,200,000
2021Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development$46,600,000
2022Neighborhood Improvement Zone Program (NIZ)General Economic Development$69,300,000
2017Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)Educational development$32,600,000
2018Opportunity 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
2018Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$5,400,000
2019Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$5,400,000
2020Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$5,600,000
2021Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$11,200,000
2022Resource Enhancement & Protection Tax Credit (REAP)Agricultural development$11,900,000
2017Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$10,100,000
2018Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$10,100,000
2019Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$10,100,000
2020Tax Credit for New JobsJob Creation/Retention$3,000,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$2,786,600,000

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
Chambersburg Area School DistrictSchool District$449,818
Central York School DistrictSchool District$1,311,092
Carlisle Area School DistrictSchool District$83,652
Carbondale Area School DistrictSchool District$615,850
Butler CountyCounty$1,068,654
Butler Area School DistrictSchool District$42,241
Burrell School DistrictSchool District$112,209
Bradford Area School DistrictSchool District$791,000
Blair CountyCounty$269,835
Big Spring School DistrictSchool District$271,023
Berks CountyCounty$972,423
Beaver CountyCounty$181,319
Armstrong County SchoolsSchool District$46,880
Armstrong CountyCounty$75,315
Allentown School DistrictSchool District$3,551,066
Allegheny CountyCounty$33,507,477
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$2,014,045,061