Regional Transit Authority Sales and Leasebacks

From the 2024 DOR Tax Exemption Study

84.36.605 - Regional Transit Authority Sales and Leasebacks Description Property tax does not apply to the real and personal property of a regional transit authority (RTA) subject to sale and leaseback arrangements. An RTA may sell facilities, trains, and buses, then lease them back from the investor. Purpose Provides the RTA with assistance in acquiring and financing trains, buses, and facilities. Taxpayer ($ in millions): savings FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 State Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Repeal of Repealing a property tax exemption would not increase state revenues. A repeal exemption shifts the state property tax to the currently exempt taxpayers and reduces the tax burden of other taxpayers. It may decrease the local rate and possibly result in local taxing districts at their statutory maximum rate experiencing a revenue increase. Potential ($ in millions): revenue gains FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 from full repeal State Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Local Taxes $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 $0.000 Assumptions No taxpayers currently use this exemption. We expect no usage during the forecasted period of this study. Data Sources