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Understanding and Disclosing Tax Abatement: Enhancing Tax Abatement Transparency Presented to Central Pennsylvania Chapter, AGA Tuesday, October 25th: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Dr. JANE BECKETT-CAMARATA Penn state- harrisburg

Statement 77, Tax Abatement Disclosures Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 77, Tax Abatement Disclosures, will require governments that forgo revenue in connection with tax abatements to provide certain information regarding that fact in the notes to the financial statements. We will: (1) review the definition, key principles (the what) and requirements of GASB Statement No. 77, (2) offer illustrative examples of how to meet the practical challenges of gathering the required information (the how) , and (3) review GFOA suggestions on how to adjust the letter of transmittal to complement the new tax disclosures (the how).

GASB Statement 77: Tax Abatement Disclosures Effective 12/15/2015: State and local governments use many different programs and policies that reduce taxes that an individual or entity would owe. Intent is to encourage individuals or businesses to engage in certain behaviors GASB 77 provides “essential information about the nature and magnitude of the reduction in tax revenues through tax abatement programs.”

GASB Statement 77 Tax Abatement Disclosures Tax Abatement defined for financial reporting: A reduction in tax revenues that results from an agreement between one or more governments and an individual or entity in which (a) one or more governments promise to forgo tax revenues to which they are otherwise entitled and (b) the individual or entity promises to take a specific action after the agreement has been entered into that contributes to economic development or otherwise benefits the governments or the citizens of those governments

Statement 77 – Definition Key parts of the GASB definition of a tax abatement: Existence of an identifiable agreement between a government and a specific individual or entity. Elements: Promise by a government to reduce individual’s/entity’s taxes Promise by individual/entity to subsequently perform certain beneficial action. Agreement may be in writing or may be implicitly understood Program label not important—the key is if it meets the GASB definition of tax abatement

Tax Expenditure Programs Governments use various programs to lower taxes – referred to as “tax expenditures” Tax Expenditure programs include three forms: Tax exemptions Tax deductions Tax Abatements* * Statement 77 focuses on Tax Abatements

GASB Statement 77 Tax Abatement Disclosures Disclosures Principles Distinguish between: Agreements that are entered into by the reporting government Agreements that are entered into by other governments and that reduce the reporting government’s tax revenues

GASB Statement 77 Tax Abatement Disclosures Disclosure Principles: Tax abatements may be disclosed individually and/or aggregated: By major tax abatement program (own agreements) By government (agreements of others) Disclosures should be made from the date of agreement until its expiration

GASB Statement 77 Tax Abatement Disclosures Disclosure Requirements: Only disclose individual details for agreements that exceed a quantitative threshold set by the government Brief description of the abatement (name of program, purpose, type of taxes abated, authority for program, criteria for eligibility, methods of abatement, terms for recapture if conditions unmet, commitments made by recipient)

GASB Statement 77: Tax Abatement Disclosures Disclosure requirements: (1) Name of tax abatement recipient (2) Gross amount that tax revenues were reduced by the abatement (on an accrual basis) (3) Any amounts received/receivable from another government (name, authority, amount) (4) Commitments made by the government The quantitative threshold used for individual disclosures

GASB Statement 77: Tax Abatement Disclosures Disclosure requirements: If legally prohibited from disclosing details of certain agreements, a general description of what is omitted and why.

GASB Statement 77: Tax Abatement Disclosures Disclosure requirements for discretely presented Component Units If agreement is “essential to fair presentation” then treat as government’s own program Otherwise, treat as a program of another government

GASB Statement 77: Sample Illustrative Note Disclosures NOTE (X): Tax Abatements The Village enters into property tax abatement agreements with local businesses under the State Economic Development Opportunity Act of 20X1. Under the Act, localities may grant property tax abatements of up to 50 percent of a business’ property tax bill for the purpose of attracting or retaining businesses within their jurisdictions. The abatements may be granted to any business located within or promising to relocate to the Village.

GASB Statement 77: Illustrative Disclosure Note (X): Tax Abatement For the fiscal year ended June 30, 20X7, the Village abated property taxes totaling $146,480 under this program, including the following tax abatement agreements that each exceeded 10 percent of the total amount abated: A 40 percent property tax abatement to a grocery store chain for purchasing and opening a store in an empty storefront in the business district. The abatement amounted to $97,500. A 50 percent property tax reduction for a local restaurant increasing the size of its restaurant and catering facility and increasing employment. The abatement amounted to $21,750.

GASB Statement 77: Illustrative Disclosure (Information relative to disclosure of these agreements) Sample Small Village negotiates property tax abatement agreements on an individual basis. The Village has tax abatement agreements with five entities as of June 30, 20X7. Amount of Percent of Taxes Taxes Abated Abated during the during the Purpose Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Grocery store chain purchases empty building and opens store 40% $97,500 Relocate hardware store 50 13,225 Retain health and fitness facility 30 5,100 Increase size and employment of Restaurant/catering business 50 21,750 Open gas station and convenience store 40 8,905

GFOA Best Practice: Implementation of GASB Statement 77 Letter of Transmittal- Benefits Derived from business incentives Letter of Transmittal focus on: 1. types of incentives offered, 2. process the business must adhere to in obtaining the business incentives, applicable laws pertaining to the abatement(s), 3. entity valuation responsibility, 4. monitoring requirements and any annual review process. This gives the reader a better understanding that the process is transparent in line with state and municipal disclosure laws.

GFOA Best Practice: Implementation of GASB Statement 77 Define what types of business tax incentives utilized effecting tax dollars abated or afforded. Identify costs to your entity associated with business incentives. What is the entity’s application process to offer an abatement? What are the entity’s requirements (application, cost/benefit analysis, minimum return on investment) to offer these business incentives-benefits to be obtained? Property dollars invested or value added investments, number of jobs created, rehabilitation of neighborhoods, for example. Define and identify any tax sharing agreements with other entities. For example, payments to school districts for loss of tax dollars.

GFOA Best Practice: Implementation of GASB Statement 77 How to obtain information? Community Reinvestment Area Tax Incentives Identify Businesses – Start with applications, Legislation, or Contracts with the entities and the Businesses involved (Exhibit A). Create Schedule of Abatements- Obtain related real estate property tax information from county auditor, or fiscal officer, state agencies or relevant entity to obtain real estate tax records. (Exhibit B)

GFOA Best Practice: Implementation of GASB Statement 77 Exhibit A Proposed Agreement for Community Reinvestment Area Tax Incentives between the (local legislative authority) located in the County of _______________and property owner 1. A. Name of property owner, home of main office address, contact person, and telephone Number (attach additional paper if multiple enterprise participants) Enterprise Name Contact Person Address Contact Information 1. B. Project site Contact Person Address Contact Information 2. A. Name of commercial/industrial activity (manufacturing, warehousing, wholesale or retail stores or other) to be conducted at the site

GFOA Best Practice: Implementation of GASB Statement 77 What’s next after obtaining information: Create a schedule of abated properties (Exhibit B) and include the following: Include total taxable valuation of each property, reduced assessed valuation (business incentive valuation) real estate taxes paid on each property, and equivalent real estate taxes abated. (personal property taxes may also be required) Identify your entities costs of providing business incentives (Real estate taxes abated) and also identify your entities Real estate taxes paid (benefits of incentives)

GFOA Best Practice: Implementation of GASB Statement 77 Present tax abatement information in a format that depicts the benefits derived in the best suited manner for the entity. Can be achieved by including 5 year charts; however, graphs can be beneficial also. Entity can create spreadsheets over many years which can be used for rating agencies to show current economic strengths or weaknesses of the entity by showing actual and projected benefits derived from businesses with incentives in the form of increased real estate taxes (Exhibit C), increases in the number of jobs, increase in payroll associated with new jobs, and increases in municipal income tax collections. All amounts reported by aggregate type. Entity maintains records and updates annually the actual data and forecasts payroll wages and employment in line with commitments agreed upon by the businesses.

GFOA Best Practice: Implementation of GASB Statement 77 Therefore the benefits derived far outweigh the costs of the business incentives and correlate to the cost/benefit analysis performed on all business incentive agreements. The entity may pull any agreements that are not compliant with the business contractual obligations.

GFOA Best Practice: Implementation of GASB Statement 77 Note Disclosure: Organize by major tax abatement program: Such as Community Reinvestment Area Incentives (CRA’s) Enterprise Zone Agreements (EZA’s), Economic Development Job Creation Income Tax Abatement programs related to jobs retention or jobs growth

GFOA Best Practice: Implementation of GASB Statement 77 Note Disclosure: Aggregate by type under programs: Utilize aggregate categories of (for example): Manufacturing Retail Professional Buildings Retail-Auto These can best fit types of business incentives without divulging specific business data not allowed by State and City laws.

GFOA Best Practice: Implementation of GASB Statement 77 Note Disclosure: Post figures to footnotes associated only with the entity Can use the county breakdown of real estate effective millage by entity to obtain the City’s % share of abatement. Use accrual accounting for values, receivables may apply and should be noted. Disclosures commence in the period in which the tax abatement agreement is entered into and continue until the tax abatement agreement expires or is terminated.

Conclusion We have: (1) review the definition, key principles (the what) and requirements of GASB Statement No. 77, (2) offered illustrative examples of how to meet the practical challenges of gathering the required information (the how) , and (3) reviewed GFOA suggestions on how to adjust the letter of transmittal to complement the new tax disclosures (the how). We will now hear from Representatives from York County on their use of Tax Abatements.