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We want to reduce your cost of doing business in Norcross. Our goal is to help you reinvest your dollars in your business which will, in turn, strengthen and grow our city and help to make us more competitive. We offer a fast turnaround when it comes to reviewing processes, business licenses and permitting.

Less Developed Census Tract
Federal Qualified Opportunity Zone
State Opportunity Zone
Freeport Tax Exemption
Foreign Trade Zone

Less Developed Census Tract

Under the Georgia Job Tax Credit (JTC) Program, businesses located in Less Developed Census Tracts (LDCTs) and engaged in manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, processing, telecommunications, tourism or research and development industries may be eligible for the state's highest job tax credit benefit level, if other requirements are met. Defined Business Enterprises, located in the LDCTs that create 5 new jobs within a single tax year may apply for the tax credit of $3,500 per eligible net new job created. Businesses may claim the job tax credits for up to five years, as long as the jobs created are maintained.

Federal Qualified Opportunity Zone

The QOZ is a tax benefit for investors who may or may not live, work, or have a business in Norcross. Investors can defer federal taxes on any prior capital gains until the earlier of the date on which an investment is sold or exchanged, or December 31, 2026, so long as the gain is reinvested in a QOZ Fund.

State Opportunity Zone

Businesses located in local (OZ) designated Opportunity Zones may qualify for job tax credits. Eligible companies may receive a $3,500 tax credit when two (2) or more eligible net new jobs are created within a single tax year. Employers may use excess credits against withholding taxes. Also, businesses may claim the job tax credits for up to 5 years, as long as the jobs created are maintained. The Opportunity Zone Job Tax Credit can be taken against a new or existing business' and is not limited to specific industries.

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Freeport Tax Exemption

Freeport is a tax exemption designed to help some commercial and industrial businesses to lower their tax burden. The City of Norcross exempts companies from paying local taxes on qualifying inventory held in factories and warehouses. We offer 100% tax exemption on eligible business inventory in four categories:

Class 1 - Inventory of goods in the process of being manufactured or produced, including raw materials and partly finished goods
Class 2 - Finished goods produced in Georgia and held by the original manufacturer within the last 12 months
Class 3 - Finished goods stored in Georgia within the last 12 months and destined for shipment out of state
Class 4 - Stock-in-trade stored in e-commerce fulfillment centers

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Foreign Trade Zone

Norcross is located within Georgia's Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) #26. FTZs are special geographic areas established "in or adjacent to" U.S. Ports of Entry and are under the supervision of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The FTZ program encourages activity at U.S. facilities in competition with foreign locations by allowing delayed, reduced, and sometimes eliminated, duty payment on foreign merchandise admitted to a zone, as well as other meaningful savings. This tariff and tax relief is designed to lower the costs of U.S. based operations engaged in international trade and thereby create and retain the employment and capital investment opportunities that result from those operations.

Companies interested in taking advantage of FTZ savings can do so in one of three ways: