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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
Powell Township School District School district $0
Quincy Community School District School district $19,063
Ravenna School District School district $6,918
Reading Community School District School district $26,778
Reed City Area School District School district $208,300
Reese School District School district $22,600
Reeths-Puffer School District School district $89,660
Republic-Michigamme School District School district $0
Richmond Community School District School district $0
River Rouge School District School district $0
River Valley School District School district $5,462
Riverside School - Hagar Township #6 School district $0
Riverview Community School District School district $832,829
Rochester Community School District School district $158,485
Rockford School District School district $50,103
Rogers City Area School District School district $2,040
Romeo Community School District School district $152,888
Romulus Community School District School district $600,000
Roscommon Area School District School district $0
Roseville Community School District School district $56,000
Rudyard Area School District School district $2,345
Saginaw School District School district $318,719
Saline Area School District School district $375,000
Sandusky Community School District School district $13,764
Saranac Community School District School district $0
Saugatuck School District School district $19,228
Schoolcraft Community School District School district $0
Shelby School District School district $32,035
Shepherd Public School District School district $4,239
Sigel Township School District #3F School district $9,863
Sigel Township School District #4F School district $0
South Haven School District School district $187,868
South Redford School District School district $232,000
Southfield School District School district $0
Southgate Community School District School district $14,762
Sparta Area School District School district $222,934
Spring Lake School District School district $157,282
St. Johns School District School district $0
St. Joseph School District School district $418,187
St. Louis Public School District School district $78,482
Standish-Sterling Community School District School district $0
Stephenson Area School District School district $0
Stockbridge Community School District School district $0
Sturgis Public School District School district $629,000
Superior Central School District School district $0
Swartz Creek Community School District School district $119,000
Tahquamenon Area School District School district $8,052
Taylor School District School district $0
Tecumseh School District School district $84,304
Tekonsha Community School District School district $0
Thornapple Kellogg School District School district $0
Three Rivers Community School District School district $0
Traverse City Area School District School district $776,644
Trenton School District School district $832,829
Tri County Area School District School district $0
Ubly Community School District School district $122,885
Union City Community School District School district $0
Unionville-Sebewang Area School District School district $4,927
Utica Community School District School district $1,243,000
Van Dyke School District School district $89,000
Vanderbilt Area School District School district $5,359
Vandercook Lake School District School district $23,000
Vassar School District School district $3,146
Verona Mills School School district $0
Vicksburg Community School District School district $110,714
Walkerville School District School district $8,655
Walled Lake Consolidated School District School district $451,000
Warren Consolidated School District School district $1,232,000
Warren Woods School District School district $376,000
Waterford School District School district $0
Watervliet School District School district $0
Waverly Community School District School district $0
Wayne-Westland Community School District School district $0
Webberville Community School District School district $151,318
Wells Township School District No. 18 School district $0
West Branch-Rose City Area School District School district $56,913
West Ottawa School District School district $718,778
Western School District School district $192,000
Westwood Community School District School district $0
Westwood Heights School District School district $0
White Cloud School District School district $109,292
White Pigeon Community School District School district $115,239
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Lenawee and Monroe School district $10,491
Whitehall District School District School district $118,827
Whitmore Lake School District School district $0
Whittemore-Prescott Area School District School district $0
Williamston Community School District School district $48,293
Wolverine Community School District School district $0
Wyandotte School District School district $211,684
Wyoming School District School district $593,441
Yale School District School district $0
Ypsilanti Community School District School district $418,000
Zeeland School District School district $981,815
TABULATED LOCALITY AND DISTRICT TOTAL $150,176,724