Support for Your Success

Numerous incentives are available for businesses in Harris County, Georgia:

State Incentives

Georgia’s Business Expansion and Support Act (BEST) offers:

• Tax Credits of up to $750 per job for qualifying businesses.

• Sales Tax Exemptions for manufacturing production machinery; upgrades and replacements may also be exempt.

• Headquarters Tax Credits of up to $5,000 per job for companies who establish or relocate main administrative offices.

• Retraining Tax Credits to help companies train existing employees when new systems, equipment or technologies are introduced.

• Child Care Tax Credits that reimburse up to 100 percent of costs for companies acquiring or constructing child care facilities.

• Georgia Quick Start programs for employee training at no cost to a company.

For more information, visit the Georgia Department of Community Affairs website.

Local Incentives

• Tax Abatements for companies that choose to finance capital investments through use of Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRBs).

• Freeport Tax Exemptions of 100 percent are available for select categories of raw and finished materials.

Contact the Development Authority of Harris County for additional details about incentives available on county and community levels.