Study: Oklahoma ‘Trailing Behind’ on Tax Incentive Evaluation

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  Joe Wertz was a reporter and managing editor for StateImpact Oklahoma from 2011-2019. He reported on energy and environment issues for national NPR audiences and other national outlets. He previously worked as a managing editor, assistant editor and staff reporter at several major Oklahoma newspapers and studied journalism at the University of Central Oklahoma.

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.