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New Jersey 2017 Revenue Lost to Tax Abatement Programs


Total Revenue Lost: 
$354,142,492
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State-level programs

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Program Name Program Type Revenue Loss
Angel Investor Tax Credit Economic development $9,739,000
Busi. Retention & Relocation Assistance Grant Program Economic development $14,766,000
Economic Redev & Growth Program Economic development $8,057,000
Grow New Jersey Assistance Program Economic development $54,451,000
Technology Bus. Tax Certificate Transfer Program Economic development $35,221,000
Urban Transit Hub Tax Crdit Program Economic development $86,925,000
TABULATED STATE-LEVEL TOTAL $209,159,000

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 New Jersey, the estimated reporting rate is as follows:

Cities/counties: 26 out of 57 CAFRs or financial statements we examined provided information on tax abatement programs in accordance with GASB Statement No.77.

School districts: 121 out of 562 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 NJ. You can also get a CSV file of the localities in NJ 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 Losssort icon
Hudson County County $53,273,047
Jersey City School District School district $51,950,931
Elizabeth School District School district $5,270,784
Glassboro School District School district $5,068,137
South Orange-Maplewood School District School district $3,244,056
North Brunswick Township School District School district $2,164,714
Collingswood School District School district $2,132,688
Montclair Township School District School district $2,035,695
Long Branch School District School district $1,789,728
Newton School District School district $1,396,834
Wayne Township School District School district $1,298,403
Burlington Township Board of Education School district $1,272,786
Winslow Township School District School district $1,242,945
Gloucester Township School District School district $1,013,166
Trenton School District School district $866,407
Washington Township School District School district $757,827
Scotch Pines-Fanwood Regional School District School district $751,643
Highland Park Borough School District School district $738,443
Edgewater Park Township School District School district $725,070
Matawan-Aberdeen School District School district $652,599
Bound Brook School District School district $619,998
Freehold Borough School District School district $577,896
Toms River Regional School District School district $564,563
Maple Shade School District School district $479,541
East Brunswick School District School district $473,598
Bridgeton City School District School district $382,215
Mt Olive Township School District School district $367,419
East Windsor Regional School District School district $357,301
Sparta Township School District School district $331,800
Haddon Township School District School district $285,135
Morris Hills Regional School District School district $273,638
Cinnaminson Township School District School district $256,504
Caldwell-West Caldwell School District School district $254,341
South River Borough School District School district $233,356
West Windsor-Plainsboro School District School district $225,924
Bernards Township School District School district $196,032
Monroe Township School District School district $182,675
Jackson Township School District School district $178,837
Willingboro Township School District School district $178,782
Neptune Township School District School district $169,721
Bellmawr School District School district $168,022
Mount Laurel Township School District School district $157,713
Lower Cape May Regional School District School district $102,443
Hackettstown School District School district $97,916
Hamilton Township School District School district $59,458
Madison Borough School District School district $42,459
Edison School District School district $41,116
Salem School District School district $36,280
Burlington City School District School district $27,050
Rancocas Valley Regional High School School district $15,856
Black Horse Pike Regional School District School district $0
TABULATED LOCALITY AND DISTRICT TOTAL $144,983,492