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State of Iowa &State of Iowa &Iowa League of Cities
TIF CERTIFICATION & TIF CERTIFICATION & RECONCILIATION
The Basics
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Presenters
Department of Management
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Department of Management
Ted Nellesen
Carrie Johnson (For questions)
Auditor of State
Marlys Gaston
A d Ni l (F i ) Andy Nielsen (For questions)
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Today:
Overview of Tax Increment Financing
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Overview of Tax Increment Financing
How to use the TIF Indebtness Certification fforms
How to use the TIF Reconciliation forms
Look at most common areas for errors/noncompliance related to TIFerrors/noncompliance related to TIF
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TIF Overview
Initially created for revitalizing slum and blighted
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Initially created for revitalizing slum and blighted areas in hopes of spurring private development.
Requires municipalities to create Urban Renewal (UR) Requires municipalities to create Urban Renewal (UR) Areas
Area must have a designated purpose
Slum or Blight mitigation
Unlimited duration
i d j i li i d Period to recover project costs is unlimited
Economic Development
Limited to 20 years
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Unless created before 1995 then unlimited duration
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TIF Overview
Tax increment financing (TIF) is a method of
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Tax increment financing (TIF) is a method of reallocating property tax revenues that are a result of an increase in valuation above a "base b bvaluation" figure.
Revenues produced by property tax levies imposed Revenues produced by property tax levies imposed on any increased valuation over the base by all levy authorities are allocated back to the TIF authority.
Revenues used to repay debt incurred to make projects happen in the UR Area.
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TIF Overview6
TIF EndsAll property
IncrementIncrease in value over
tax revenues on area are apportioned to all taxing authorities
the base that is apportioned to TIF
authority
TIF B i
TIF E d
authoritiesFROZEN TAX BASE
Portion that provides revenue to all taxing authorities
Begins Ends10 or 20 years
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TIF Overview – 4 Step Process
Incur debt within the UR area
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Incur debt within the UR area
Certify the debt to the County Auditor
Receive the divided revenue from the County Auditory
Repay the debt
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Typical TIF Debt Certification Scenario #1
Borrow dollars
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Internal Loan from another fund or external via bonds or notes.
Proceeds placed in a Capital Projects Fund Proceeds placed in a Capital Projects Fund. Incur/pay expenses for authorized TIF project. By December 1, certify TIF debt to Co. Auditor.By December 1, certify TIF debt to Co. Auditor. County Auditor divides increment valuations. TIF tax collections are receipted into TIF p
Special Revenue Fund to repay the certified debt.Debt is repaid
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Debt is repaid.
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Typical TIF Debt Certification Scenario #2
The authorized Econ. Dev. grant is disbursed to the
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The disbursement is identified to the voucher level d d b h b d il d band approved by the board or council as TIF debt.
By December 1, certify the TIF debt to County AuditorAuditor.
County Auditor divides increment valuations. TIF tax collections are receipted into TIF Special TIF tax collections are receipted into TIF Special
Revenue Fund to repay the certified debt. The fund from which the grant was paid is
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TIF CERTIFICATION
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TIF Certification Form– Getting a copy
www.dom.state.ia.us
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TIF Certification Form– Getting a copy
www.dom.state.ia.us
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TIF Certification Form – Form 1
Input identification information for the UR A
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Area
Will be auto-filled from inputs on other sheets
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TIF Certification Form – Form 114
Input relevant notes about UR Area
Sign and date upon
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Sign and date upon completion
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TIF Certification Form 1.1
Indebtness Certification
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Spaces to allow the input of debt for repayment from TIF revenues that has not yet been certified. Input the name or a short description of the debt. Type of debt
Name of Bonds on Official Statement Name of Bonds on Official Statement
Input date the debt was incurred.
Input the total PRINCIPAL & INTEREST due for the life of the debt (now required by HF2460).
Use checkbox if the debt to be certified is a rebate.
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TIF Certification Form – Form 1.116
All fields at the top of the form will be auto-populate from the Form 1
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TIF Certification Form – Form 1.117
Input for debts to be certified.p
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TIF Certification Form 2
TIF Indebtness Modification
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Allows for modification of YEARLY amount received from TIF revenues.A levying authority can reduce the amount of TIF revenues
received each year.
Allows levying authorities to match revenues to the needs of Allows levying authorities to match revenues to the needs of their debt schedules.
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TIF Certification Form – Form 219
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Input UR Area Information
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TIF Certification Form – Form 220
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TIF Certification Form – Form 221
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TIF Certification Form 3
TIF Indebtness De-Certification
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Allows for modification of TOTAL amount received from TIF revenues.A levying authority can reduce the amount of TIF revenues
received for each debt.
Should be used to reduce previously certified debts that have Should be used to reduce previously certified debts that have been refinanced, paid from other sources, etc… Example: Reduction due to proceeds from sale of property
E l R d ti d t i t t i f th TIF S i l Example: Reduction due to interest earnings of the TIF Special Fund Balance
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TIF Certification Form – Form 323
Input UR Area Info
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TIF Certification Form – Form 324
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TIF Certification Form – Form 325
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County Auditor Role in Process
Code of Iowa: Chapters 403.19(5) and
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Code of Iowa: Chapters 403.19(5) and 403.19(2)
County Auditors have always been charged County Auditors have always been charged by the Code with not remitting more TIF revenues than the amount of certified debt
TIF Reconciliation form developed by the DOM to help in this roleDOM to help in this role
Two forms – With and without rebate tied to a specific tax district
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TIF RECONCILIATION
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TIF Reconciliation Form– Getting a copy
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TIF Reconciliation Form– Getting a copy
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TIF Recon. Form – Instruction Page30
Input UR Area Info
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TIF Recon. Form – Instruction Page31
All fields at the bottom of the form will be auto-populate from the following forms.
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TIF Recon. Form – Indebtedness Page32
Fields will be auto-filled from previous filled from previous inputs
Each time a NON-REBATE debt is certified or an amount of NON REBATE debt is de certified(forms 1 1 and 3 of Each time a debt is certified or an amount of previously certified debt is de certified(forms 1 1 and 3 of the TIF
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of NON-REBATE debt is de-certified(forms 1.1 and 3 of the TIF Indebtedness Certification) those amounts should be entered.
certified debt is de-certified(forms 1.1 and 3 of the TIF Indebtedness Certification) those amounts should be entered.
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If you have rebates that have been developed to utilize the increment from a developed to utilize the increment from a specific tax district in the urban renewal
area.
Each time a NON-REBATE debt is certified or an amount of NON REBATE debt is de certified(forms 1 1 and 3 of
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of NON-REBATE debt is de-certified(forms 1.1 and 3 of the TIF Indebtedness Certification) those amounts should be entered.
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TIF Reconciliation – Tax Prior FY’s34
Fields will be auto-fill d f i filled from previous inputs
All amounts of TIF increment apportioned to the levy authority in prior fiscal years should be entered by tax
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authority in prior fiscal years should be entered by tax district.
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TIF Reconciliation – Tax Current FY35
Fields will be auto-filled from previous inputs
All amounts of TIF increment apportioned to the levy
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authority in the current fiscal years should be entered by tax district.
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TIF Recon. – Tax Projected Next FY36
Fields will be auto-filled from previous inputs
All amounts of TIF increment projected to be
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apportioned to the levy authority in the next fiscal year should be entered by tax district.
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TIF Reconciliation – Rebate37
For areas that have rebates tied to the revenues of a specific tax district, the
Reconciliation forms WITH Reconciliation forms WITH segregated rebates should be downloaded and used.
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TIF Reconciliation – Rebate38
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TIF Reconciliation – Rebate39
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TIF Reconciliation – Rebate40
This form provides individual tabs for the tracking of each
b t ti d t t t rebate tied to a separate tax district(s).
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TIF Reconciliation – Rebate41
Fields will be auto-filled from previous inputs
Enter the rebate indebtedness information for the this
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Enter the rebate indebtedness information for the this rebate.
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TIF Reconciliation – Rebate42
All amounts of TIF increment apportioned to the levy authority in the prior fiscal years for this rebate should be entered here.
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TIF Reconciliation – Rebate43
All amounts of TIF increment apportioned to the levy authority in the current fiscal year for this rebate authority in the current fiscal year for this rebate should be entered here.
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TIF Reconciliation – Rebate44
All amounts of TIF increment projected to be apportioned to the levy authority in the next fiscal year for this rebate should be entered here.
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TIF Reconciliation – Final Summary45
Inputs on previous pages now give a puts o p e ous pages o g e asummary of the amount of certified debt still outstanding for the UR Area.
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COMMON TIF ERRORS & OMMISSIONS
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High Risk Area for Errors
Small and large cities & counties
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Small and large cities & countiesRequirements can be confusingMay not always seek help (or recognize the May not always seek help (or recognize the
need to seek help) to understand requirementsOften little guidance from knowledgeable
sources at time of certification
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Common Areas for Errors/Noncompliance
Not using prescribed forms or equivalent
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No debt created for use of funds
“Excess” TIF balances
Unsupported TIF debt certification
Use of TIF revenues for items not encompassed within the definition of an “urban renewal project”project
Certifying debt before it’s incurred
Re certifying previously certified debt
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Re-certifying previously certified debt
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Common Areas for Errors/Noncompliance
Annually appropriated debt
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Levying debt service levy for general obligation debt and certifying that same debt as TIF debty g
No repayment of inter-fund loans
Interest portion of debt not certified Interest portion of debt not certified
Interest earned on TIF funds not credited to TIF and that amount de-certifiedand that amount de certified
Debt previously certified is repaid from sources other than TIF, but original debt not de-certifiedother than TIF, but original debt not de certified
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Question Time