2018 Reviews
JLARC staff reviewed nine tax preferences in 2018, which are organized into seven reports below.
View a more detailed summary of all the preferences here.
The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences also considers preferences based on information provided by the Department of Revenue. View the 2018 expedited preference report here (PDF).
| Preference Details | One Page Overview |
Estimated Biennial Beneficiary Savings |
Legislative Auditor's Recommendation |
Commissioners' Recommendation (Available October
2018) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft for Air Ambulances | 
|
$0 - Preference not currently being used | Continue and clarify (structural purpose) | |
| Corporate Headquarters Investment Projects |
|
$0 - Preference has not been used | Allow to expire and consider other strategies | |
| Custom Farming and Hauling Farm Products |
|
$67,500 (Custom Farming) Unknown (Hauling Farm Products) |
Continue and clarify (structural purpose) | |
| Government-Funded Behavioral Health Services |
|
$10.9 Million | Determine whether to continue (policy decision) | |
| Investment Projects in High Unemployment Counties and Community Empowerment Zones |
|
$5.8 Million | Review sufficiency of outcomes and add metrics | |
| Multifamily Housing in Mason County |
|
$0 - Preference has not been used | Allow to expire and consider other strategies | |
| Nonprofit or Library Fundraising |
|
Unknown - Beneficiaries not required to report savings | Continue and clarify |
