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Welcome to Tax Break Tracker, where you can look up the public costs of corporate tax abatements.

Good Jobs First played a key role in the adoption of the accounting rule known as GASB Statement No. 77 on Tax Abatement Disclosures (“GASB 77”). Beginning in FY 2017, GASB 77 has required most state and local governments (including school districts) to include a note in their annual financial statements on revenues lost to economic development tax abatement programs. This database collects and organizes those records.


This database contains disclosures from each of the 50 states plus DC, and the five most populous cities, counties, and school districts within each state. Data include the jurisdiction effected, the jurisidiction-awarding abatement, its legal authority to do so, name of the abatement program, type of abatement program, and amount of taxes abated for that fiscal year.


Select below the year(s), state(s), and jurisdiction type(s) to get started. Click on the links in the table to see more information. For questions or to request data for a jurisdiction not listed, contact Amy Rose at amy@goodjobsfirst.org.












Foregone / Lost RevenuesNumber of records
TOTALS FOR SEARCH:$2,869,300,07227
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Click on the links below to see more details about a state, jurisdiction, or program..

YearStateJurisdictionProgram Name sort icon . Program TypeGross Revenue Loss
2015FloridaCocoaAd Valorem Tax ExemptionGeneral economic development$6,743
2015New YorkNew York CityBattery Park City AuthorityGeneral economic development$173,700,000
2015New YorkNew York CityBuild NYC Tax Abatement ProgramGeneral economic development$6,000,000
2015VirginiaCharlottesvilleCharlottesville Economic Dev AuthorityGeneral economic development$267,000
2015New YorkNew York CityCommercial Conversion Programs 421-a, 421-b and 421-gHousing$1,188,400,000
2015New YorkNew York CityCommercial Growth and Industrial Incentive ProgramsJob creation/retention$65,100,000
2015New YorkNew York CityCommercial Growth and Industrial Incentive ProgramsJob creation/retention$26,000,000
2015New YorkNew York CityCommercial Growth and Industrial Incentive ProgramsJob creation/retention$3,600,000
2015New YorkNew York CityCommercial Growth and Industrial Incentive ProgramsJob creation/retention$22,000,000
2015New YorkNew York CityCommercial Growth and Industrial Incentive ProgramsJob creation/retention$800,000
2015New YorkNew York CityCommercial Revitalization & Commercial Expansion ProgramsReal estate development (commercial)$15,500,000
2015OhioBedfordCommunity Reinvestment AreaGeneral economic development$488,264
2015OhioBedfordEconomic Development Job Creation and Retention ProgramJob creation/retention$22,500
2015New YorkNew York CityIndustrial and Commercial Incentive Program & Abatement ProgramReal estate development (commercial)$700,100,000
2015New YorkNew York Cityivision of Alternative Management Programs (D A M P)Housing$30,400,000
2015New YorkNew York CityJ51 ProgramHousing$259,700,000
2015New JerseyCliftonLong Term Tax Exemption LawGeneral economic development$1,940,894
2015New JerseyWayne TownshipNew Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance ActHousing$2,050,296
2015New JerseyRahwayPILOTs - LT Tax Exemption LawGeneral economic development$1,581,863
2015New JerseySouth AmboyPILOTs - LT Tax Exemption LawGeneral economic development$485,821
2015New YorkNew York CityRelocation and Assistance Programs— Lower Manhattan Relocation & Employment AssistanceJob creation/retention$27,000,000
2015New YorkNew York CitySolar Electric Generating System (SEGS) Abatement ProgramEnergy production$3,000,000
2015New YorkNew York CitySports Arena Used by the N H L and N B ASports and other mega events$44,000,000
2015South DakotaLawrence CountyTax Increment Financing (TIF)General economic development$138,051
2015South DakotaLawrence CountyTax Increment Financing (TIF)General economic development$181,196
2015New YorkNew York CityUrban Development Action Area Programs (U D A A P)Housing$24,800,000
2015New YorkNew York CityUrban Development Corporation (currently known as Empire State Development Corporation [ESDC])General economic development$272,300,000
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