TIF Resource Library

TIF Resource Library...

The TIF Resource Library is CDFA’s catalog of reports, case studies, articles, and legislative information specific to tax increment financing. The library features contributions from a wide variety of TIF industry stakeholders. Browse the TIF Resource Library for the most interesting, accurate and up-to-date policies, practices and commentary on this tool.


CDFA has assembled the enabling legislation for tax increment financing in 49 states and the District of Columbia. This page allows you to browse and compare TIF legislation from across the country. It also includes a summary table for all 50 laws represented in the collection of statutes.


Tax increment financing captures the future tax benefits of real estate improvements to pay the present cost of those improvements. This page provides reports and links to resources that explain the fundamentals, applications and underlying mechanics behind this tool.


Special assessment districts such as community development districts (CDDs), community facilities districts (CFDs), business improvement districts (BIDs) and special improvement districts (SIDs) are also important financing programs. This page includes resources on special districts financing methods such as these.


TIF guidelines and policies are becoming an ever increasingly important aspect to the tax increment process. CDFA has collected a number of guidelines, applications and policies from communities throughout the country.


This page features case studies and practical applications from cities throughout the United States. Learn about using TIF for projects ranging from basic infrastructure to housing and environmental cleanup.


This section includes research pieces and commentary about TIF. From a comparison of the different TIF methodologies to trends in bond issuance, this set of resources provides both complimentary and critical takes on this type of financing.


TIFC Center is CDFA's collection of headlines, news and other media published reports on the TIF industry. This page provides links to archived items from the center.

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