City of Delano Enterprise Zone: The City of Delano Enterprise Zone was first established in 1991. In November 2006, Delano received conditional approval for a new, expanded Enterprise Zone that now includes all businesses within the City limits and some County unincorporated areas.

What have the Enterprise Zone benefits done to assist Delano?

The City of Delano’s Enterprise Zone Record Since 2000:

• Attracted five new businesses to Delano, providing a total of 1,710 new jobs
• Retained or expanded two businesses in Delano, saving 20 jobs
• Invested or committed to spend over $2.5 million for local infrastructure improvements to attract new businesses to Delano.
• Processed Hiring Tax Credit Vouchers for over 3,500 qualified employees
• Created a new Enterprise Zone. More than 1,200 Delano businesses are now eligible to receive the Hiring Tax Credit.

The major benefits of the Enterprise Zone program are the tax savings on California business income tax. These include:

• Sales or Use Tax Credit: A tax credit against the purchase of new manufacturing, assembly, data processing or communications equipment equivalent to the amount of sales or use tax, or up to $1.35 million annually.
• Hiring Tax Credit: A tax credit on up to 50 percent of the wages to qualified new employees over a five-year period (up to 50 percent in the first year, 40 percent in the second year, etc.). Effective January 1, 2008 the maximum credit will be over $37,000 per employee.
• Accelerated Depreciation Deduction: The option to accelerate depreciation on business property. A business may treat 40 percent of the cost of qualified property as a business expense in the first year it is placed into service for a maximum deduction of $20,000 per year, whichever is smaller.
• Loss Carry Forward: All net operating losses may be carried forward as a deduction for fifteen years.
• Net Interest Deduction for Lenders: Allows lenders a deduction on the net interest earned from loans made to Enterprise Zone businesses. Qualified loans include business loans, mortgages and loans from noncommercial sources.
• Preference on State Contracts: Enterprise Zone businesses receive special points when bidding on State contracts.

Other advantages include:

• One stop, expedited permit process
• Career Services Center provides free job referral service that helps employers find qualified employees whose wages can be claimed as tax credits
• Access to business and technical assistance programs
• Access to specialized technical and financial assistance programs
• The Enterprise Zone pursues state and federal grants to benefit Enterprise Zone businesses
• The Career Services Center provides convenient Hiring Tax Credit Voucher processing

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