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2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016
Colorado 2018 Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs
Population in 2018 : not available
Total Revenue Lost:
$160,006,851
Concerned about the lack of disclosure? We have created institutional schematics for the implementation of GASB Statement No. 77 on Tax Abatement Disclosures in the 50 states and DC: Learn who's in charge of compliance in our ROADMAP PROJECT. You can also get a CSV file of the localities in CO that did not make any tax abatement disclosures in their annual financial reports.
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State-level programs
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| Program Name |
Program Type |
Revenue Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Enterprise Zone (EZ) | Economic development (EZ) | $54,515,000 |
| Colorado Enterprise Zone (EZ) Contribution Tax Credits | Economic development (EZ) | $14,567,000 |
| Historic Preservation Tax Credit | Historic preservation | $4,148,000 |
| Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit | Job creation/retention | $6,885,000 |
| Regional Tourism Act (TIF) | Tourism; Economic development (TIF) | $6,398,000 |
| TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL | $86,513,000 |
Tabulated localities and districts
Click on the name of jurisdiction for a list of tax abatement programs that reduced its tax revenue.
|
Reporting Jurisdiction |
Jurisdiction Type | Gross Revenue Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe County, Colorado | County | $57,840 |
| Aurora | Municipality | $47,392,329 |
| Colorado Springs | Municipality | $826,323 |
| Denver | Municipality | $0 |
| Denver City and County, Colorado | Municipality/County | $19,440,000 |
| El Paso County, Colorado | County | $0 |
| Fort Collins | Municipality | $1,188,882 |
| Jefferson County, Colorado | County | $763,262 |
| Lakewood | Municipality | $3,825,215 |
| St Vrain Valley School District Re-1J | School district | $0 |
| TABULATED LOCALITY AND DISTRICT TOTAL | $73,493,851 |
Local government reporting rate
We estimated the reporting rate among local governments for each state using 2018 and 2019 data. This is to gauge how much data is available in that state.
For Colorado, the estimated reporting rate is as follows:
Cities/counties: 28 out of 68 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.
School districts: 0 out of 86 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.
