Enterprise Zone

Companies involved in manufacturing, research associated with manufacturing and distribution warehousing (new construction/expansion only) as well as certain service companies that develop properties in an Enterprise Zone or a zone that is eligible for Enterprise Zone-level benefits will receive:

• a five-year, 80% abatement of local property taxes on qualifying real estate and personal property (note: the company must be new to the municipality’s grand list as a direct result of a business expansion or renovation); and
• a 10-year, 25% credit on the portion of the corporate business tax that is directly attributable to a business expansion or renovation project, as determined by the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services. The credit may increase to 50% based on number of new jobs created.

Newly formed corporations located in a zone qualify for a 100% corporate tax credit for their first three taxable years and a 50% tax credit for the next seven taxable years.

Eligibility for Businesses

These programs are designed to encourage capital improvements to land and/or buildings. Businesses must be prepared to either:

• renovate an existing facility by investing at least 50% of the facility’s prior assessed value in the renovation; OR
• construct a new facility or expand an existing facility; OR
• acquire a facility that has been idle for a stated minimum timeframe

For more details, go to the Connecticut Department of Economic Development website. To apply for this program, contact Corinne Piazza, cpiazza@groton-ct.gov or 860-446-5981.