Tax Incremental Finance (TIF) - Municipal Expenditures and Debt

​Secs. 60.23(32), 60.85, 66.1105, and 66.1106, Wis. Stats.

  1. What is an expenditure?

  2. What is the expenditure period?

  3. What date is used to measure the start of the expenditure period?

  4. Can "new" project costs be incurred after the expenditure period?

  5. What is considered an existing project?

  6. Can payments be made after the expenditure period?

  7. Can a municipality request an extension to a TID's expenditure period?

  8. Are there any restrictions on the length of maturity for TID debt?

  9. Can a municipality transfer money from another fund into a TID fund and repay itself later?

  10. If a municipality incurs expenses before it creates a Tax Incremental District (TID), can these expenses be recovered?

  11. What expenses can be considered "planning" expenses?

  12. If a municipality purchased property before it creates a TID and sells the property after the TID is approved, can the property purchase be considered a TID expense?

  13. If a municipality purchased property before it creates a TID and sells the land after the TID is approved, can the funds from the sale be returned to the municipality's general fund?

  14. Can a municipality buy and improve property with TIF funds and place revenue from the improved property's sale into the general fund?

  15. Can a municipality use TIF funds to reduce special assessments to property owners after the improvements are installed?


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