Study: Oklahoma ‘Trailing Behind’ on Tax Incentive Evaluation

Evidence Counts: Evaluating State Tax Incentives for Jobs and Growth / Pew Center on the States

Oklahoma is among 26 states trailing behind others in evaluating tax incentives for economic development, according to a study by the Pew Center on the States.

Oklahoma trails other states in evaluating tax incentives for economic development, according to a new study.

All Oklahoma’s neighboring states — except for Colorado — do a better job, according to a study by the Pew Center on the States.

This news is unlikely to surprise the members of the tax credit task force, which, among other things, recommended requiring impact studies and annual auditing of such economic incentives.