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Wisconsin Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost$172,979,598

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State-level programs

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YearProgram NameProgram Type sort iconGross Revenue Loss
2021Enterprise Zone (EZ) Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$100,000
2021Enterprise Zone (EZ) Tax CreditBusiness attraction/retention/expansion$102,400,000
2021Historical Homeowners Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$1,600,000
2021Historical Preservation Tax CreditHistoric Preservation$32,400,000
2021Business Development Credit (also includes the Economic Development and Jobs Tax Credit programs)Job Creation/Retention$10,900,000
2021Qualified New Business VentureResearch and development$9,600,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL$157,000,000

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
City of Green BayMunicipality$652,029
City of MadisonMunicipality$6,355,320
City of MilwaukeeMunicipality$7,011,000
City of OshkoshMunicipality$1,961,249
TABULATED JURISDICTION TOTAL$15,979,598