Location-based tax incentives for business growth

Our Location Benefits service helps businesses identify and secure state and local tax incentives that support expansion and investment.

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Managing incentives across locations

State and local tax incentives vary by location, with different requirements, timelines, and documentation. As businesses expand, keeping up with available opportunities can quickly become difficult to manage, especially as internal tax teams become leaner, manage shifting priorities, and adapt to changing tax legislation and program requirements.

Without a structured approach, opportunities may be missed or evaluated too late. With Maximus’ Location Benefits, you get a single view across locations, supported by a team that helps identify and track state and local tax credits and other incentives that reduce operating costs.

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Experience and approach

Maximus supports employers operating across multiple locations with varying state and local incentive programs. Drawing on nearly 50 years of experience, we help align expansion activity with available opportunities and navigate both statutory and negotiated incentives.

Statutory and negotiated incentive programs

Many opportunities extend beyond what is automatically available through standard eligibility criteria. Our Location Benefits service helps identify statutory incentives and evaluate negotiated opportunities that are not always visible.

Statutory programs

Defined in state or local law and awarded based on established criteria such as hiring, wages, or capital investment. These programs are typically more straightforward to identify but still require consistent review and proper recordkeeping.

Negotiated programs

Structured through direct engagement with agencies and often tied to expansion, relocation, or long-term investment decisions. These opportunities can offer greater value but depend on timing, project scope, and coordinated engagement with state or local stakeholders.

Types of location-based tax incentives

Enterprise zone and Empowerment zone incentives
Linked to hiring or investment in designated geographic areas

Job creation tax credits
Based on new full-time positions and wage thresholds

Workforce training incentives
Support employee training and workforce development

Capital investment incentives
Associated with facility expansion, equipment purchases, or infrastructure improvements

Research and development incentives
Support innovation and product development

Energy and sustainability tax credits
Tied to efficiency improvements and environmental initiatives

Simplify your tax incentive capture with the help of Maximus

With Maximus’ Location Benefits service, we remove the complexity of managing tax incentives across locations so you can focus on core operations and growth.

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    Understand growth plans

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    Apply targeted research to match relevant programs

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    Evaluate financial impact and potential value

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    Advocate and negotiate with state and local agencies

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From opportunity to outcome

When a national retailer needed to consolidate three distribution centers and build a new $80–90M facility in the Southeast, Maximus analyzed multiple sites across two states, identified the prime location, negotiated with state and local authorities, and filed all necessary applications, securing location-based tax incentives that delivered meaningful cost savings.

$25M

Total in state and local incentives captured

1/3

Of construction costs covered

580

Jobs created

Evaluate your location-based tax incentives

Understand how state and local tax incentives apply to your expansion and investment plans.

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