Doing Business Here

Tax Incentives

Savannah/Chatham County has several incentives for business from Freeport to sales and property tax exemptions.

The State of Georgia offers incentives to new companies and established businesses. So, after you choose Savannah, you can still take advantage of incentives designed to help your company grow.

 

Financial Incentives

  • Job Tax Credit
  • Special Headquarters Tax Credit
  • Child Care Tax Credit

 

Tax Exemptions

  • Local Property Tax Exemption
  • County Inventory Tax Exemption
  • Computer Equipment Sales Tax Exemption
  • Polution Equipment Tax Exemption
  • Primary materials Handling Sales Tax Exemption
  • Manufacturing Machinery Sales Tax Exemption

 

Miscellaneous Financial Incentives

  • Fee/Payment in Lieu in Taxes
  • Tax Exempt Industrial Revenue Bonds
  • Reduction in Tap-in Fees

 

Workforce Incentives

  • Employee Screening
  • Quick Start Pre-employment Training
  • Intellectual Capital Partnership Programm (ICAPP)
  • Hope Scholarship and Hope Grant

 

Operational Incentives

  • Foreign Trade Zone
  • Georgia Technical Institute/Facilitech

 

Established Business Incentives

  • Job Tax Credit
  • Investment Tax Credit
  • Research and Development Tax Credit
  • Rapidly Growing Small Business Tax Credit
  • Retraining Tax Credit