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December 2018

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
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$0 - Preference not currently being used Continue and clarify (structural purpose) Endorsed
None
Corporate Headquarters Investment Projects
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$0 - Preference has not been used Allow to expire and consider other strategies Endorsed
with comment
None
Custom Farming and Hauling Farm Products
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$67,500 (Custom Farming)
Unknown (Hauling Farm Products)
Continue and clarify (structural purpose) Endorsed
None
Government-Funded Behavioral Health Services
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$10.9 Million Determine whether to continue (policy decision) Endorsed
with comment
Investment Projects in High Unemployment Counties and Community Empowerment Zones
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$5.8 Million Review sufficiency of outcomes and add metrics Endorsed
with comment
Multifamily Housing in Mason County
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$0 - Preference has not been used Allow to expire and consider other strategies Endorsed
None
Nonprofit or Library Fundraising
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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.