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by Ellen D. Harpel | Aug 31, 2015 | Uncategorized

State and local governments will begin disclosing financial information about tax abatements under new guidance from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The requirements take effect for financial statements for periods beginning after December 15,...

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by Ellen D. Harpel | Aug 17, 2015 | Uncategorized

Last week the Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) announced it will be leading an initiative to explore and examine the use of tax incentives in the economic development and job creation industry. As CDFA President and CEO Toby Rittner explained: Incentives...

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by Ellen D. Harpel | Aug 12, 2015 | Uncategorized

Smart Incentives recently participated in a session on A Better Way to Ensure Smart Tax Incentives during the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) annual summit in Seattle. We were joined by Representative Steve Tharinger of Washington and Senator Brandt...

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by Ellen D. Harpel | Aug 4, 2015 | Uncategorized

State economic development officials gathered recently to discuss ways to improve incentive outcomes and accountability. Here is a summary of the themes we covered at the Business Incentives Project Accountability & Transparency Workshop held in Minneapolis....

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