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2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016
Missouri 2019 Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs
Population in 2019 : not available
Total Revenue Lost:
$512,887,125
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 MO 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri Low Income Housing Tax Credit | Affordable housing | $153,024,000 |
| Missouri Works - Business Incentives | Job retention | $64,787,000 |
| Historic Preservation Tax Credit | Historic preservation | $54,566,000 |
| Missouri Quality Jobs | Job creation; job retention | $48,411,000 |
| Missouri Manufacturing Jobs Act | Manufacturing expansion | $15,013,000 |
| Business Use Incentives for Large-Scale Development | Infrastructure development | $13,776,000 |
| Brownfield Remediation | Brownfield remediation | $13,029,000 |
| Business Facility Tax Credit | Business expansion | $8,218,000 |
| Enhanced Enterprise Zone | Economic development (EZ) | $4,929,000 |
| Missouri Works New Jobs Training | Job creation; job training | $4,715,000 |
| Neighborhood Preservation Tax Credit | Construction/rehabilitation | $2,807,000 |
| Missouri Works Job Retention Training | Job retention | $2,781,000 |
| Amateur Sports Ticket Sales Tax Credit | Sporting | $1,421,000 |
| Development Tax Credit | Job creation | $374,000 |
| Rebuilding Communities Tax Credit | Community revitalization | $56,000 |
| Distressed Areas Land Assemblage | Community revitalization | $43,000 |
| Chapter 100 Personal Property Tax Exemption | (not specified) | not reported |
| Data Center Sales Tax Exemption | Data centers | not reported |
| TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL | $387,950,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia | Municipality | $66,886 |
| Independence | Municipality | $79,769 |
| Kansas City | Municipality | $97,692,000 |
| Springfield | Municipality | $1,464,470 |
| St. Louis | Municipality | $25,634,000 |
| TABULATED LOCALITY AND DISTRICT TOTAL | $124,937,125 |
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 Missouri, the estimated reporting rate is as follows:
Cities/counties: 34 out of 68 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.
School districts: 97 out of 206 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.
