by Ellen D. Harpel | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
State and local governments have begun disclosing information about tax abatement agreements in their Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs) to comply with GASB 77.* Good Jobs First is tracking disclosed data on its website via Subsidy Tracker 2, a free and...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Economic development leaders gathered recently to consider the implications of forthcoming tax abatement disclosures. While considering tax abatement disclosure guidelines in relation to our work as economic developers and the nuts and bolts of reporting and...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Mar 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
GASB 77 establishes guidance requiring state and local governments to disclose certain information about tax abatement agreements. A recent CDFA//BNY Mellon webcast brought together 3 panelists to discuss the impact of GASB 77 for economic and community development...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Dec 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
It’s been another exciting year at Smart Incentives with several great projects, 4 new publications, and presentations that generated energetic conversations. The Smart Incentives blog and newsletters also prompted a great response. This article recaps our most...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest challenges for economic developers is figuring out how to talk about incentives to people outside the economic development community. Forthcoming tax abatement disclosures as required by GASB 77 are an opportunity to engage in a better conversation...
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