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2019 | 2018 | 2017
Iowa 2019 Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs
Population in 2019 : not available
Total Revenue Lost:
$178,833,360
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 IA that did not make any tax abatement disclosures in their annual financial reports.
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State-level programs
Click on the name of a program for more details.
| Program Name | Program Type | Revenue Loss |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Career Education Program | Job training | $3,964,000 |
| Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Program | Agricultural development | $4,708,000 |
| Enterprise Zone Program | Economic development (EZ) | $9,548,000 |
| High Quality Jobs Program (HQJP) | Job creation; job retention | $37,940,000 |
| Historic Preservation and Cultural and Entertainment District Tax Credit | Historic preservation | $36,236,000 |
| Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Program | Job creation; job training | $34,434,000 |
| Redevelopment Tax Credit | Brownfield remediation | $7,578,000 |
| Renewable Energy Tax Credit | Renewable Energy | $5,084,000 |
| Replacement Tax Abatement | (not specified) | $17,000 |
| Targeted Jobs Tax Credit from Withholding | Job creation | $4,324,000 |
| Workforce Housing Tax Incentive Program | Construction/rehabilitation | $13,930,000 |
| TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL | $157,763,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Rapids | Municipality | $2,507,180 |
| Davenport | Municipality | $3,016,000 |
| Des Moines | Municipality | $14,376,584 |
| Iowa City | Municipality | $108,978 |
| Sioux City | Municipality | $1,061,618 |
| TABULATED LOCALITY AND DISTRICT TOTAL | $21,070,360 |
Local government reporting rate
We estimated the reporting rate among local governments for each state using 2018 data. This is to gauge how much data is available in that state.
For Iowa, the estimated reporting rate is as follows:
Cities/counties: 61 out of 65 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.
School districts: 77 out of 84 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.
