POPULATION: 1,235,786 (2009)
LABOR FORCE: 744,890
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
