{"id":6899,"date":"2012-05-01T12:15:07","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T18:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/?p=6899"},"modified":"2012-06-26T13:58:13","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T19:58:13","slug":"tax-incentive-transparency-what-is-and-isnt-public-in-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/05\/01\/tax-incentive-transparency-what-is-and-isnt-public-in-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Incentive Transparency: What Is And Isn&#8217;t Public In Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6955\"  class=\"wp-caption module image right\" style=\"max-width: 300px;\"><a class=\"fancybox\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/04\/JustMakeIt_FLickr.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6955\" title=\"JustMakeIt_FLickr\" src=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/04\/JustMakeIt_FLickr-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/04\/JustMakeIt_FLickr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/04\/JustMakeIt_FLickr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/04\/JustMakeIt_FLickr-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/04\/JustMakeIt_FLickr-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/04\/JustMakeIt_FLickr-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/files\/2012\/04\/JustMakeIt_FLickr.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Just Make It \/ Flickr<\/p><p class=\"wp-caption-text\"> <\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re talking<a title=\"Tax Credit Roundup: What You Need To\u00a0Know\" href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/idaho\/2012\/04\/30\/tax-credit-roundup-what-you-need-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\"> this week<\/a> about tax incentive and exemption transparency.\u00a0 So, we thought it&#8217;d be a good idea to create a simple list of what is and is not public information.<\/p>\n<p>Without further ado&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>What <em>IS<\/em> Public Information in Idaho<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Estimates of foregone revenue (tax money the state opted not to collect) due to <a href=\"http:\/\/dfm.idaho.gov\/Publications\/EAB\/GFRB\/GFRB13\/TaxStructure_Jan2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">income tax credits<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimates of foregone revenue due to <a href=\"http:\/\/dfm.idaho.gov\/Publications\/EAB\/GFRB\/GFRB13\/TaxStructure_Jan2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">specific sources of income not taxed<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Estimates of foregone revenue due to <a href=\"http:\/\/dfm.idaho.gov\/Publications\/EAB\/GFRB\/GFRB13\/TaxStructure_Jan2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sales tax exemptions<\/a>, goods not taxed, services not taxed, and specific entities not taxed <!--more--><\/li>\n<li>Property tax exemptions are available at the county level<\/li>\n<li>Workforce Development Training grants are available through the Department of Labor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>What <em>IS NOT<\/em> Public Information in Idaho<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Specific corporations or small businesses that use Idaho tax credits or exemptions<\/li>\n<li>Dollar amount of each tax credit or exemption given to specific corporations or small businesses.<\/li>\n<li>The number of jobs created or retained by a business using a tax credit program aimed at job creation, and the wage rates for those jobs<\/li>\n<li>Compliance or performance reports<\/li>\n<li>Outcome of the tax incentive or exemption (did the business do what it promised?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What is transparent<em> enough<\/em>?\u00a0 Should the public have the right to see exactly where these incentives are going and who is benefiting?\u00a0 We&#8217;ll be exploring these questions all week. <strong><\/strong>Share your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re talking this week about tax incentive and exemption transparency.\u00a0 So, we thought it&#8217;d be a good idea to create a simple list of what is and is not public information. 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