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Wisconsin Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$156,004,397

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram TypeGross Revenue Loss
2020Business Development Credit (also includes the Economic Development and Jobs Tax Credit programs)Job Creation/Retention$34,700,000
2020Development Opportunity Zone (OZ) Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$400,000
2020Enterprise Zone (EZ) Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$74,300,000
2020Historical Homeowners Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$1,100,000
2020Historical Preservation Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$22,300,000
2020Qualified New Business VentureResearch and development$9,100,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$141,900,000

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
City of Green BayMunicipality$499,750
City of MadisonMunicipality$6,661,647
City of MilwaukeeMunicipality$6,943,000
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$14,104,397