POPULATION: 1,324,575 (2010)
LABOR FORCE: 744,200
RIGHT TO WORK: No
TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES:Industrial and commercial
machinery, electronic and
electrical equipment, fabricated
metal products, subcontracting
manufacturing
EXPANDING INDUSTRIES: Computer support, health
services, business services,
educational services, electronics,
engineering, business services,
biotechnology, medical
device manufacturing, financial
and insurance
COLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) N/A
BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:
Corporate Income Tax: 8.5
percent of net business profits
allocable to the state; no
personal income tax
Incorporation Fees: $35 recording
fee for articles of incorporation;
fee for filing articles of
incorporation is based on the
authorized capital stock of the
corporation; $50 fee for addendum
to articles of incorporation
Sales and Use Tax: None
Local Property Tax: Based on
assessed valuation, and
assessed, levied, and collected
by municipalities; no property
tax on inventory, machinery, or
equipment
State Education Tax: $3.33 per
$1,000 of total equalized valuation
assessed on property owners
and collected by municipalities
(2005)
Telecommunications Tax:
7 percent
Machinery Tax: None
Inventory Tax: None
Real Estate Transfer Tax: 0.75
percent per $100 of price
Rooms & Meals Tax: 9 percent
Business Enterprise Tax: 0.75
percent on the enterprise value
tax base; this is a dollar-for-dollar
credit against business profits.
Capital Gains Tax: None
BUSINESS INCENTIVES:
New Hampshire Economic
Development Data System
(computerized site-selection
services)
Community development
block grants
New Hampshire Small Business
Development Center
New Hampshire Business
Finance Authority
Export financing
Industrial development bonds
Loan guaranty programs
Venture Capital Network, Inc.
Foreign-trade zone
Small Business Investment
Company
(venture capital funding)
Economic Revitalization Zone
tax credits
Job grants for northern N.H.
Job creation tax credits for
northern N.H.
Low-interest loans for real
estate investments
Low-interest loans for energyefficient
machinery
Job Training Program
R&D Tax Credit Program
Intellectual Property Finance
Program
