The Following information was provided by
The DeSoto
County Economic Development Council
A Synopsis of Mississippi & DeSoto County Incentives
For New and Expanding Industry
- A Right-To-Work Law
in the state constitution
- Foreign Trade Zones
- No sales tax on purchases of raw
materials, processing chemicals, or packaging materials
- Partial (50%) sales tax exemptions for
purchases of construction materials, machinery and equipment in DeSoto
County
- A 1 1/2% sales tax on machinery anf
parts used directly in manufacturing and on industrial electricity,
natural gas, and fuels
- Favorable unemployment insurance rates
and workers' compensation rates
- State-sponsored financing programs for
land, building, and new equipment
- Favorable individual and corporate
income tax rates
- State
income tax credits for five years of $500 for each new job created by a
new or expanding business, providing 20 or more jobs are created
- Five-year state income tax credits of
$1000 for each new R&D job created
- Companie
establishing or transferring regional or national headquarters to
Mississippi may be eligible for five-year state income tax credits of
$1000 for each new job created and full sales tax exemptions for direct
purchases of construction materials, machinery, and equipment for the
headquarters facilities
- State income tax credits equal fo 50%
of child/dependent care expenses
- State income tax credits equal to 50%
of basis skills training and job re-training expenses
- State income tax credits for qualified
industries in conjunction with certain bond financing agreements
- Ten year exemptions from county and
city property taxes, except school taxes and road and bridge taxes
- Perpetual exemptions of all property
taxes on finished goods distributed outside of the state through a Free
Port Warehouse Law
- Customized industrial training programs
provided through the Northwest Mississippi Community College
- Utility companies offer discounts on
telephone and electric rates to eligible companies
- Quarterly incentive payments through a
diversion of withholding taxes for certain qualified businesses