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Washington Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$393,963,244

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2018Aerospace IncentivesTechnology (aviation)$234,578,000
2018Data Center Server Equipment and Power Infrastructure Sales and Use Tax ExemptionTechnology (data center)$29,112,000
2018High Unemployment County Sales and Use Tax Deferral for Manufacturing FacilitiesCapital investment$7,249,000
2018High-Technology Sales and Use Tax DeferralJob Creation/Retention$60,833,000
2018Multi-Unit Urban Housing Property Tax ExemptionAffordable Housing$11,351,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$343,123,000

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
Arlington School DistrictSchool district$149,164
Blaine School DistrictSchool district$27,357
City of BellevueMunicipality$1,200,000
City of SeattleMunicipality$22,403,000
City of SpokaneMunicipality$2,692,442
City of TacomaMunicipality$1,818,000
City of VancouverMunicipality$273,100
Clark CountyCounty$63,467
Clover Park School DistrictSchool district$461,775
Edmonds School DistrictSchool district$167,268
Fife School DistrictSchool district$167,268
Granite Falls School DistrictSchool district$41,782
King CountyCounty$11,672,000
Marysville School DistrictSchool district$1,964,387
Meridian School DistrictSchool district$141,729
Mount Baker School DistrictSchool district$7,838
Mukilteo School DistrictSchool district$23,787
Northshore School DistrictSchool district$13,445
Pierce CountyCounty$479,696
Port Angeles School DistrictSchool district$4,850
Snohomish CountyCounty$550,339
Spokane CountyCounty$2,663,000
Spokane School DistrictSchool district$799,393
Stanwood-Camano School DistrictSchool district$820,300
Sultan School DistrictSchool district$146
Tacoma School DistrictSchool district$2,213,978
University Place School DistrictSchool district$19,624
White Salmon Valley School DistrictSchool district$1,109
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$50,840,244