Table 15

Ten-Year State and Local Start-up Taxes on an Average Manufacturing Firm, With Available Tax Incentives

State

10-Year Taxes With No Incentives

Tax Incentivesb

Start-up

Sales Taxes

Start-up Sales Tax Incentives

Net Total State/Local

10-Year Taxes & Start-up Sales Tax

Louisiana Rank

Louisiana

(No Enterprise Zone)

1,781,954a

($695,612)

$411,400

$ 0

$1,497,739

2

Louisiana

(Enterprise Zone)

1,781,954a

(945,612)

411,400

(242,000)

1,005,742

5

Louisiana Quality Jobs

1,781,954a

(2,445,612)

411,400

0

(252,258)

12

Florida

1,961,213

(384,007)

97,200

(97,200)

1,577,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia

1,669,531

(470,600)

113,400

(113,400)

1,312,331

Texas

2,332,141

(1,196,436)

133,650

0

1,269,355

Virginia

1,134,125

0

68,400

0

1,202,525

Mississippi

1,712,924

(812,735)

161,700

(64,050)

997,839

North Carolina

1,364,155

(493,630)

99,440

0

969,965

Tennessee

1,417,160

(612,015)

133,650

0

938,795

Alabama

1,025,424

(622,239)

238,275

(210,000)

476,460

Oklahoma

1,525,410

(1,676,475)

129,600

0

(21,465)

South Carolina

1,595,609

(1,831,181)

97,200

0

(138,372)

Arkansas

1,375,715

(1,530,000)

115,425

(115,425)

(154,285)

 

a. Does not include 10-year industrial tax exemption.

b. Includes cash rebate programs for Arkansas, Oklahoma and South Carolina.