Property Tax Abatements


County Property Tax Abatements: New manufacturing facilities and additions costing at least $50,000 to existing manufacturing facilities is exempt form the ordinary county taxes for a period of five years.

Corporate headquarters, corporate office facilities and distribution facilities are exempt from ordinary county taxes for five years if the cost of new construction or additions is $50,000 or more and 75 or more full-time jobs are created.

The abatement is given for five years. This does not apply if Fee-in-Lieu-of Taxes (FILOT) agreement is executed with the county nor does it apply to school or municipal taxes Apply to the Department of Revenue for exemption using Form PT-401.

Municipal Property Tax Abatements: Requirements are the same as for county abatements except the municipality, by ordinance, must specifically exempt the property from municipal property taxes.

Value: The result could be an approximate savings of 25 percent to 35 percent on annual property taxes for real and personal property.

Property and Tax Abatement Example:
$1 MillionInvestment (land, building, and equipment)
x 10.5% Assessment Ratio
$105,000 Assessed Value
x .200 Example millage rate
$21,000 Annual Tax
$1 Million Investment (land, building, and Equipment)
x 10.5% Assessment Ratio
$105,000 Assessed Value
x .0535 Example millage rate
$5,617.50 Annual Abatement
The estimated annual property tax for one year: $21,000 - $6,699 = $14,301.