2018 Reviews
JLARC staff reviewed nine tax preferences in 2018, which are organized into seven reports below. The JLARC committee adopted comments on two of the reviews linked below.
View a more detailed summary of all the preference reviews 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 |
Committee Addenda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft for Air Ambulances | 
|
$0 - Preference not currently being used | Continue and clarify (structural purpose) | Endorsed |
None
|
| Corporate Headquarters Investment Projects |
|
$0 - Preference has not been used | Allow to expire and consider other strategies | Endorsed  with comment |
None
|
| Custom Farming and Hauling Farm Products |
|
$67,500 (Custom Farming) Unknown (Hauling Farm Products) |
Continue and clarify (structural purpose) | Endorsed |
None
|
| Government-Funded Behavioral Health Services |
|
$10.9 Million | Determine whether to continue (policy decision) | Endorsed with comment |
|
| Investment Projects in High Unemployment Counties and Community Empowerment Zones |
|
$5.8 Million | Review sufficiency of outcomes and add metrics | Endorsed with comment |
|
| Multifamily Housing in Mason County |
|
$0 - Preference has not been used | Allow to expire and consider other strategies | Endorsed |
None
|
| Nonprofit or Library Fundraising |
|
Unknown - Beneficiaries not required to report savings | Continue and clarify | Endorsed with comment |
None
|
Committee Action to Distribute Report
On December 12, 2018 this report was approved for distribution by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee.
Action to distribute this report does not imply the Committee agrees or disagrees with the Legislative Auditor recommendations.
