POPULATION: 1,826,341 (2010)
LABOR FORCE: 976,862 (2010 annual average)
RIGHT TO WORK: Yes
TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES:Agriculture, manufacturing
EXPANDING INDUSTRIES:Food processing, healthcare,
telecommunications, travel and
tourism
COLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) 27.4% (2009)
BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:
Corporate Income Tax: 5.58 percent
on the first $50,000 and
7.81 percent on income of
more than $50,000; based on
federal taxable income attributable
to Nebraska operations
Corporate Organization Filing
Fees: Based on firm's paid-up
capital stock; rate ranges from
$60 for $10,000 or less of
authorized capital stock to
$300 for more than $100,000
plus $3 per $1,000 in excess of
$100,000; annual occupation
tax also assessed
Sales Tax: 5.5 percent sales tax
on gross receipts from retail
sales and rental of tangible
personal property; certain
utilities; admissions; producing,
fabricating, processing, printing,
or imprinting; and lodging
rentals for short periods
Use Tax: Tax on storage, use,
or consumption of tangible
personal property purchased
at retail when the sales tax has
not been paid
Property Tax: Levied by county
and municipal subdivisions,
including school districts; all
property assessed at 100 percent
of actual value; industrial
sites located outside Nebraska
cities normally taxed at a lower
rate than property within city
limits
BUSINESS INCENTIVES:
Industrial Development
Revenue Bonds (low-interest
financing)
Nebraska Investment Finance
Authority
Economic Development Loan
Program
Nebraska Development
Finance Service (low-interest
financing)
Nebraska Energy Fund
Small Business Innovation
Research Program
Statewide SBA 504
Local development
corporations
Skill Training Employment
Program
Heartland Capital Fund Limited
(seed capital)
Nebraska Enterprise
Opportunity Network
Community improvement
financing
Nebraska Advantage Act
(tax credits)
Nebraska Venture Capital
Forum Program
Nebraska Internship Program
Business Innovation Grants
Site and Building Development
Fund
Angel investment tax credits
Nebraska Progress Loan Fund