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Iowa provides valuable assistance to businesses seeking to locate or expand in the state. City staff will work with regional and state partners to identify and apply for assistance to support businesses making investments and creating jobs in Iowa. The Iowa Economic Development Authority has various incentive programs to assist Iowa companies to grow and expand.
Iowa's main business assistance program is the High Quality Jobs program. It provides qualifying businesses tax credits to offset the cost incurred to locate, expand or modernize an Iowa facility. To qualify for this very flexible assistance package that includes tax credits, exemptions and/ or refunds, a business must be a non-retail or non-service business and meet wage requirements.
Iowa is one of only a few states to offer a refundable research activities credit. Iowa companies earn refundable tax credits for research and development investments that may be paid directly in cash to the company once its tax liabilities have been met. A company must meet the qualifications of the Federal Research Activities Credit in order to be eligible for the credit in Iowa.
The Iowa New Jobs Tax Credit is an Iowa corporate income tax credit and is available to a company that has entered into a New Jobs Training Agreement (260E) and expands their Iowa employment base by 10% or more. The amount of this one-time tax credit will depend upon the wages a company pays and the year in which the tax credit is first claimed.
Director of Economic Development
Call Aaron: 515-251-1644
Physical Address
3600 86th St.
Urbandale, Iowa 50322
Phone: 515-278-3900