tax abatement

noun

: an amount by which a tax is reduced

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If the project moves forward, the MDC would consider a tax abatement request on Oct. 1, where concrete details would be announced. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 19 Sep. 2025 The announcement comes roughly two months after the Fort Worth City Council approved a 10-year tax abatement for the project. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Aug. 2025 Incentive programs using tax abatement to create rent restricted, multifamily housing, ought to include some room for negotiating rates of abatement and inclusion. Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 One new development received a tax abatement worth more than $7 million. John Emmanuel, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025 In some cases, this migration was helped along by local governments or development authorities through incentives, Schilling said, like tax abatement or industrial development bonds. Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 Rental properties are not eligible and homes under $240,000 shall be eligible for tax abatement. Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 22 June 2025

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“Tax abatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20abatement. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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