Tax Incentive

Program Name: Land Preservation Tax Credit Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: Virginia allows an income tax credit for 40 percent of the value of donated land or conservation easements. For tax years 2002 through 2008, taxpayers may use up to $100,000 per...

Program Name: Export Credit Guarantee Programs Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture administers export credit guarantee programs for commercial financing of U.S. agricultural exports. These USDA Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) programs encourage exports to foreign buyers. Website: http://www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/ecgp.asp...

Program Name: Capital Construction Fund Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: Created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, the CCF Program enables fishermen to construct, reconstruct, or under limited circumstances, acquire fishing vessels with before-tax, rather than after-tax dollars. The amount accumulated by deferring tax on fishing...

Program Name: New Markets Tax Credits Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: Attracts investment capital to low-income communities by permitting individual and corporate investors to receive a tax credit against their Federal income taxes in exchange for equity investments in specialized financial institutions...

Program Name: Riparian Lands Tax Incentive Resource Type: State State: Oregon, Pacific Coast Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: The Riparian Tax Incentive Program, authorized by ORS 308A.350—308A.383, offers a property tax incentive to property owners for improving or maintaining qualifying riparian lands. Under this program, property owners receive...

Program Name: Research and Development Credit Resource Type: State State: New Hampshire, Northeast Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: During the 2007 session, the Legislature enacted a research and development credit against business taxes paid to the state of New Hampshire. Under the 2007 Laws of New Hampshire, Chap....

Program Name: Low Tax Burden Resource Type: Economic Development Entity State: New Hampshire, Northeast Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: New Hampshire ranks seventh among the best states in terms of business-tax climate according to the US Tax Foundation 2011 report. The philosophy in New Hampshire is: Stay...

Program Name: Economic Revitalization Zone Tax Credits Resource Type: Economic Development Entity State: New Hampshire, Northeast Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: In an effort to encourage revitalization and create jobs, communities and employers may take advantage of New Hampshire's Economic Revitalization Zone Tax Credits (ERZ Tax Credit) Program....

Program Name: Conservation Tax Credit Program Resource Type: State State: North Carolina, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: North Carolina recognizes the importance of land conservation to its economy, and offers a tax credit program to promote conservation of ecosystem functions (fish and wildlife conservation and conservation of...

Program Name: Pine Tree Development Zones Resource Type: State State: Maine, Northeast Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: Pine Tree Development Zone (PTDZ) program offers eligible businesses the chance to greatly reduce or virtually eliminate state taxes for up to ten years. Our goal is to: create quality jobs...