On National Teacher Day, meet the 2024-25 Kenan Fellows
Targeted Tools-Mark Mamantov-TN Economic Development Finance Course
1. Tennessee Economic Development
Finance Course
Local Economic Incentives
in Tennessee
February 20, 2014
G. MARK MAMANTOV
BASS BERRY & SIMS PLC
900 SOUTH GAY STREET SUITE 1700
KNOXVILLE, TN 37902
865-521-0365
MMAMANTOV@BASSBERRY.COM
2. What are you trying to
incentivize?
• Retail/Commercial
• Industrial/Corporate headquarters
• Downtown revitalization
4. What entities do you need to
implement an incentive
program?
• Industrial development board
• Housing authority (or CRA in Shelby
County)
• Health Ed Board
5. Do you have or want incentive
policies?
• PILOT policies
• TIF policies
6. Why is tax abatement so
complicated?
• Constitutional limitations
• Imputed rent
12. Reimbursement TIF versus
Financing TIF
• Monetization of TIF Value
• Developer Guaranty (or Not)
• Housing Authority TIF must involve
financing
13. Considerations in Plan Drafting
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Parcel-by-parcel or total area calculations
Multiple TIFs within a plan area
Commencement of Allocation
Debt service component and other withholdings
Administrative costs
Payment dates
Eligible costs
17. Required State Approvals and
Filings
• Term of TIF or PILOT
• Possibly Amortization of Housing Authority
TIFs
• PILOT Cost-Benefit Analysis
• PILOT Agreements and TIF Plans
• CT-0253 Form for Borrowings
• Certain Costs Paid with TIF Proceeds
• Annual Informational Filings with the State