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Our Advantages

Union County, a Rural Area of Opportunity and Opportunity Zone designated county, has one of the lowest tax burdens in the U.S.
A Union County, Florida location offers:
- $0 corporate income tax on limited partnerships
- $0 corporate income tax on subchapter S-corporations
- $0 state personal income tax guaranteed by constitutional provision
- $0 corporate franchise tax on capital stock
- $0 property tax on business inventories
- $0 sales/ use tax on co-generation of electricity
Union County ranks among the bottom half of all counties in the United States by property tax collections.
MILLAGE BY TAXING AUTHORITY
- Union County .0002719
- Lake Butler .00325000
- Library .0050000
- School-Disc .00224800
- School-LRE .00317100
- Suwannee River WMD .00031130
- Worthington Springs .00200000
Union County is centrally located between Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Lake City, with transportation accessibility to three major interstate systems (Interstate 10, 75 & 95) and SR 100.
This coupled with rail access, and proximity to airports and JAXPORT keeps your business moving forward.
Union County is committed to moving at the speed of business.
A building permit can be secured based on stamped, engineered plans in ten days.
Rezoning property can be accomplished in two months.
Water management permits for properties in Union County can be secured in as little as 1 month! More complicated environmental permits secured within six months.
Currently $0 impact fees.
On top of our competitive overall property tax rates, Union County offers aggressive local option economic development tax abatement for companies opening or expanding facilities, which allows for the abatement of an incremental percentage of the County portion of ad valorem taxes.
Abatement values are based on the number of jobs expected to be created, and the salaries associated with those jobs.
Abatement is subject to application and approval by the Board of County Commissioners.
- Workforce Training Assistance, including customized job/hiring fairs, customized training courses, and free job posting
- New Market Tax Credits
- Targeted rural incentives, including the Rural Job Tax Credit, Rural Bonus on the QTI Tax Refund Program, and Rural Infrastructure Fund
- Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive