This article by Richard Briffault focuses not on the pros and cons of TIF, but on why TIF has become so widespread and what the debate about TIF tells us about the American local government system.

Kevin Price with the University of Southern Maine identifies and presents major trends in municipal TIF practices in Southern Maine and how policies governing TIFs are affecting the overall performance, compliance, frequency of use and more.

Toby Rittner with CDFA breaks down tax increment financing (TIF), the process of creating TIF districts, special assessments and districts, the tool's ability to catalyze investment, best practices when implementing TIF, and much more.

The Industrial Development Board of the County of Knox, Tennessee created this flow chart to help interested parties better understand the process of creating a TIF agreement.

This methodology from Moody's describes the ratings agency's approach to evaluating the credit of Special Tax Bonds.

During this installment of the CDFA-Stifel Nicolaus Innovative Deals Webcast Series, we featured the latest in downtown retail development. Speakers highlighted two recent projects that have served as catalysts for downtown renewal and discussed how...

During this installment of the CDFA-Stifel Nicolaus Innovative Deals Webcast Series, we featured the latest in downtown retail development. Ketan Gada from the District of Columbia and Ken Krombeen and Tammy Hopman from the City of Grandville, MI...

The requirements that define appropriate use of TIF vary from state to state, and in states like Texas have been interpreted very broadly. Utilizing data provided by the TIF Registry maintained by the Texas Comptroller, this explanatory research...

As featured in the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco's Community Development Investment Review: Pay for Success Financing, CDFA President Toby Rittner provides a basic understanding of Tax Increment Finance and what makes TIF so successful....

In this presentation, the City of Austin provides an explanation of Tax Increment Financing (TIF), including its history, current usage, and state enabling legislation. This presentation also communicates recommendations, best practices, methods of...

Harbor Point is a new 3 million square-foot master-planned mixed-use community located on a waterfront site in Baltimore Maryland. The massive project will generate $920M of private investment from $106.9M of TIF bonds to finance necessary public...

Blake Sharpton of Peck, Shaffer & Williams LLP provides an overview of bonds, tax allocation districts (TADs), and special district finance. Sharpton also describes the importance of repayment revenue sources and the bond financing process.

Greg Hummel with Bryan Cave shares some successful TIF projects throughout Illinois. Hummel discusses structuring incentives, selling the story, planning, implementation, local economic issues, and content of a redevelopment agreement.

As presented at the Illinois Main Street Conference, this presentation provides a basic overview of tax increment financing as it relates to Main Street Programs in the State of Illinois. Furthermore, the presentation breaks down eligible project...

Squire Sanders shared this presentation on Tax Increment Financing and Residential Incentive Districts. The presentations provides TIF overview, potential public infrastructure improvements, general TIF considerations, eligibility, tax revenue...

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco released the first issue in 2013 of the Community Development Investment Review. This issue focuses on successful, performance driven financing tools to promote community development. A variety of the best...

Development finance is the heart of economic, energy, infrastructure, technology, and environmental development. Without core financing tools, such as bonds, TIF, tax credits, and access to capital, development projects simply cannot move forward....

Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue's simplistic guide to understanding the states' tax increment district amendment.

Christopher Brigstocke and Mark Simpson with Squire Sanders explore how TIF works and how effective it may be in England.

Gregory Davis at Ohio State University briefly explains special improvement/assessment districts and how they work.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh shares information about their effort to create large impact using TIF.

Resource published by Wisconsin Department of Revenue describing basic definition and uses for TIF.

Wisconsin Department of Revenue outlines the standard for the "but for" test as it relates to TIF.

This draft document from the City of South Burlington outlines plans for a tax increment finance district that would address a number of infrastructure and development challenges in the district.

This presentation by Bruce Donaldson and Kimberly Blanchet of Barnes & Thornburg LLP addresses the basic concept of tax increment finance, the process of district creation and bond issuance, and eligible tax uses in Indiana.

This CDFA "How the Tool Works" covers tax increment finance and includes information on financing methods, community buy-in, model projects, and more. This How the Tool Works originally appeared in Development Finance Perspectives 2 | 2012.

Allegheny County Economic Development produced these program guidelines and project review form for tax increment finance districts in the county.

This guide from the Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue walks through the tax increment finance statute and process in the state. Topics include boundary and duration determination, notification and hearing requirements, financing options, and more.

Tax increment finance regulations are changing in a number of states, and Katie Kramer reviews several recent actions in this article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The article also includes a sidebar on changes to state tax...

Project finance, the CDFA Policy Agenda, the EB-5 visa program, and a number of other development finance tools are covered in Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012. The cover of the issue features photos of projects from CDFA members....

This guide from SB Friedman defines tax increment financing and addresses the policies and procedures for creating a TIF or similar district in Illinois.

The CDFA Tax Increment Finance Resource Center is a one-stop hub for all of the resources, reports, headlines, and projects that CDFA collects and publishes related to tax increment finance (TIF). Find links to resource tags, market reports,...

Tax increment financing is defined, district creation practices are recommended, and district management is discussed in this presentation from Joe Gromacki of Madison, WI.

Toby Rittner, CDFA President & CEO, gave this presentation on creative financing at the Brownfields 2011 conference. This document provides an overview of TIF and federal tax credit programs, which are financing tools that can be successfully...

This guide from William Blair & Co. provides an overview of the use of sales tax-backed bonds. Highlights from the document include an explanation of what sales tax bonds can finance and how they differ from traditional TIF bonds. The guide also...

This guide from William Blair & Co. provides an overview of the use of sales tax-backed bonds. Highlights from the document include an explanation of what sales tax bonds can finance and how they differ from traditional TIF bonds.

This guide from William Blair & Co. provides an overview of tax increment financing. Highlights from the document include an explanation of the role bonds play in TIF deals, a discussion of general obligation versus revenue bonds, and a case study...

This article by CDFA President and CEO Toby Rittner appeared in Issue 72 of the PPP Journal, a UK publication covering public private partnerships and economic development. A TIF Takeover reviews the history of this financing tool in America and...

This article by Kevin Hoctor of the British Chambers of Commerce appeared on the UK's Public Service website. Hoctor provides a review of TIF problems in the U.S. and argues that a TIF-like program could benefit the UK, so long as the program is...

This document from the city of Washington, D.C. provides an overview of the methodology used in the District for TIF analysis. Details include how inventory, demand, and sites were studied, as well as how projections were calculated.

This issue of the UK-based Public-Private Partnerships Journal focuses on the use of TIF to build public infrastructure. Topics included in the issue are how partnerships can affect financing, descriptions of several case studies, and the...

This article by Benjamin Cooper and Matthew Rossman of Case Western Reserve University School of Law outlines the Las Vegas model of TIF, which pools local resources into a central fund, and explores its relevancy to Cleveland. The article provides...

This document created by the Connecticut Brownfields Redevelopment Authority outlines the steps they use to complete a brownfield deal using tax increment financing. Also included are graphs and descriptions of actual projects financed by the...

This article by Richard Briffault recently appeared in the University of Chicago Law Review. It looks at the factors that have contributed to the widespread use of TIF well beyond its originally intended purposes. CDFA's TIF Best Practices Reference...

David Rogers of Bricker & Eckler looks at the challenges current market conditions pose to getting a TIF deal done in this presentation.

This article from the Dominion Post in Wellington, New Zealand addresses the TIF presentation being made by CDFA members as New Zealand officials look at new options to finance development.

This presentation by Clark Lord of Vinson & Elkins explains the use of tax increment reinvestment zones in Texas.

This case study details the Portland Development Commission's use of tax increment finance.

This presentation addresses the advantages and challenges that tax increment finance poses in Oregon.

Steve Friedman and Tony Smith give an overview of the use and advantages of tax increment finance.