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Incentives

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  • Incentive offered
  • Incentive not offered
  • Did not submit information
Cash grants/incentivesMore [+]Less [-]
  • Nebraska Customized Job Training Grant Program: Provides a flexible and discretionary job training program with grants from $800 to $4,000 per qualified new job. Additional grant funds may be available for new jobs created in rural and high poverty areas.
  • Community Development Grant Program (CDBG): The Nebraska Department of Economic Development provides CDBG funding to local governments. They use the funds to make infrastructure grants and low-interest loans to create and retain jobs in qualifying businesses that offer employment with above average wages and benefits. Generally, loans to businesses are limited to $500,000.
Tax exemptionsMore [+]Less [-]

Under the Nebraska Advantage Act, non-retail businesses may receive benefits in the following tax categories:

  • Sales and use taxes.
  • Income tax.
  • Withholding tax.
  • Real and personal property tax.

Additional Tax Savings:

  • Exemption from state personal income tax on capital gains realized from selling or exchanging stock of one corporation acquired by an employee with that corpo¬ration. The employee can also exclude extraordinary dividends that exceed 20% of the value of the stock for the same corporation.
  • Sales tax exemption on Manufacturing equipment, Manufacturing or processing raw materials, Common carrier vehicles, Utilities used in manufacturing.
  • No intangibles tax.
  • No inventory tax.
  • Sales tax refund on pollution control equipment.
  • 100% depreciation for personal property tax.
Property assistance / other fiscal incentiveMore [+]Less [-]
  • Nebraska provides two web-based community and industrial site & building databases to assist business in locating the right property for their needs. They include the “Location One Information System” and “Nebraska Economic Development Information”.
  • Nebraska Department of Economic Development helps businesses locate the information and resources needed.
Training and labor market assistanceMore [+]Less [-]
  • Nebraska Customized Job Training Grant Program: provides employee training assistance. These funds are administered by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED).
Loan guarantees, cheap loans or financeMore [+]Less [-]
  • Community Development Grant Program (CDBG): The Nebraska Department of Economic Development provides CDBG funding to local governments. They use the funds to make infrastructure grants and low-interest loans. Generally, loans to businesses are limited to $500,000.
  • Nebraska Microenterprise Tax Credit Advantage: Provides a 20 percent refundable tax credit to micro businesses on increased compensation for employees or increased investment in targeted communities. Applicants may qualify for a maximum $10,000 throughout the life of the program.
Exemptions from regulations
Target sectorsMore [+]Less [-]
  1. Renewable Energy
  2. Advanced Manufacturing
  3. Information Technology/Data Centers
Sectors specific incentivesMore [+]Less [-]
  • Research and Development.
  • Scientific Testing.
  • Data Processing.
  • Telecommunications.
  • Insurance.
  • Financial Services.
  • Manufacturing.
  • Distribution
  • Storage/Warehousing
  • Transportation
  • Headquarters (Administrative)
  • Targeted Export Services
  • Software Development
  • Computer Systems Design
  • Product Testing Services
  • Guidance or Surveillance Systems
  • Technology Licensing
  • Internet Web Portal Retail Sales of Tangible Personal Property (TPP) if 20% is at whole¬sale, manufactured, or to someone else in qualified business

 

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