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Michigan 2019 Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost: 
$797,076,724
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State-level programs

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Program Name Program Type Revenue Loss
Brownfield Redevelopment Credit Program Revitalization $22,300,000
Brownfield Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing Program Economic development (TIF) $5,600,000
Farmland Preservation Credit - Corporate and Non-Corporate Program Preservation of open space, farmland, and forestland $49,000,000
Historic Preservation Credit Program Historic preservation $3,200,000
MEGA Employment Credit Program Job creation $510,400,000
MEGA Poly-Silicon Energy Cost Credit Program Technology not reported
Renaissance Zone Credit - Development Program Economic development (EZ) $48,000,000
Renaissance Zone Property Tax Exemption Program Economic development (EZ) $4,200,000
State Essential Services Assessment Exemption Manufacturing $4,200,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL $646,900,000

Tabulated localities and districts

Click on the name of jurisdiction for a list of tax abatement programs that reduced its tax revenue.

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 Michigan, the estimated reporting rate is as follows:

Cities/counties: 506 out of 1483 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.

School districts: 387 out of 542 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.

Concerned about the lack of disclosure? Check out the roadmap on GASB 77 compliance we created for MI. You can also get a CSV file of the localities in MI that did not make any tax abatement disclosures in their annual financial reports.

Local government / school district financial audits are posted here.

Reporting Jurisdiction Jurisdiction Type Gross Revenue Loss
Davison Community School District School district $95,828
Dearborn School District School district $1,778,652
Decatur School District School district $3,490
Deckerville Community School District School district $0
Detour Area School District School district $0
Detroit City School District School district $30,000,000
Dewitt School District School district $0
Dowagiac Union School District School district $205,187
Dryden Community School District School district $0
Dundee Community School District School district $86,000
Durand Area School District School district $0
East China School District School district $21,337,839
East Detroit School District School district $0
East Jackson Community School District School district $1,200
East Lansing School District School district $689,678
Easton Township S/D #6 School district $0
Eaton Rapids School District School district $0
Eau Claire School District School district $0
Edwardsburg School District School district $0
Elkton Pigeon Bay Port Laker School District School district $163,244
Ellsworth Community School School district $2,263
Engadine Consolidated School District School district $0
Essexville-Hampton School District School district $39,490
Fairview Area School District School district $9,139
Farmington Public School District School district $0
Farwell Area School District School district $180
Fennville School District School district $29,724
Fenton Area School District School district $16,000
Fitzgerald School District School district $131,907
Flat Rock Community School District School district $12,419
Flint City School District School district $491,000
Flushing Community School District School district $56,000
Forest Area Community School District School district $0
Forest Hills School District School district $294,745
Fowler School District School district $0
Fowlerville Community School District School district $541,965
Fraser School District School district $156,979
Fremont School District School district $213,000
Fruitport Community School District School district $140,935
Galesburg-Augusta Community School District School district $240,000
Gaylord Community School District School district $0
Genessee School District School district $0
Gladwin Community School District School district $0
Gobles School District School district $0
Godfrey-Lee School District School district $23,657
Godwin Heights School District School district $269,512
Goodrich Area School District School district $0
Grand Blanc Community School District School district $59,268
Grand Haven Area School District School district $40,051
Grand Ledge School District School district $862,898
Grand Rapids School District School district $5,004,551
Grandville School District School district $60,728
Grant School District School district $0
Grass Lake Community School District School district $14,000
Greenville School District School district $115,000
Grosse Pointe Public School System School district $0
Gull Lake Community School District School district $0
Gwinn Area Community School District School district $197,007
Hamilton Community School District School district $53,926
Hamtramck School District School district $56,331
Hanover-Horton School District School district $18,590
Harbor Beach Community School District School district $69,653
Harbor Springs School District School district $24,955
Harrison Community School District School district $0
Hart School District School district $11,854
Hartford School District School district $15,503
Hartland Consolidated School District School district $0
Haslett School District School district $15,771
Hastings Area School District School district $45,323
Hemlock Public School District School district $1,126,932
Highland Park City School District School district $0
Hillman Community School District School district $7,452
Hillsdale Community School District School district $0
Holland School District School district $820,623
Holly Area School District School district $0
Holton School District School district $0
Homer Community School District School district $478,737
Howell School District School district $207,293
Hudson Area School District School district $37,300
Huron School District School district $60,000
Huron Valley School District School district $0
Imlay City Community School District School district $0
Inland Lakes School District School district $0
Ionia School District School district $178,044
Ionia Township School District #2F School district $6,165
Ironwood Area School District Of Gogebic County School district $0
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1 School district $11,297
Ithaca School District School district $24,139
Jackson School District School district $176,600
Jefferson School District Monroe School district $37,107
Jenison School District School district $6,600
Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District School district $8,539
Jonesville Community School District School district $46,345
Kalamazoo School District School district $0
Kalkaska School District School district $0
Kearsley Community School District School district $0
Kelloggsville School District School district $187,568
Kenowa Hills School District School district $1,074,413
Kent City Community School District School district $12,132
Kentwood School District School district $173,743
Kingsley Area School District School district $0
TABULATED LOCALITY AND DISTRICT TOTAL $150,176,724