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New Construction Tax

When it comes to new construction, tax issues can be a real concern, especially for large-scale building projects. New construction taxes can hit all aspects of construction, from home building projects to office buildings or even stadiums. New construction tax breaks can help lure businesses to a growing city, while other kinds of tax abatements can be used as incentives to build more energy efficient homes or buildings.

The imposing of a new construction tax is becoming an increasingly important reason on why homes and buildings are constructed where they are. In many large cities, the new construction tax imposed on houses are so great that home buyers look for alternatives outside of the city limits, sometimes in other counties or, if the city is near a state line, another state. Taxes in adjoining areas can be substantially less than they are in areas starving for tax revenue, which could lead to people looking elsewhere.

Many cities and states try to lure new business to their regions by offering new construction tax abatements. With these abatements, the companies move their operations and build new facilities in an area; in exchange, the new construction taxes on these buildings are eliminated--and, in some cases, the company actually receives money back from their new area of residence for a certain period of time. Large corporations like Dell Computer have received attractive new construction tax abatements from cities like Round Rock, Texas, to move their operations from other cities.

New construction taxes also play a role in the building and financing of large scale projects like sports stadiums. Many facilities, like the new Dallas Cowboys stadium and FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins, are built outside of the city limits of their respective "home towns" due to new construction tax breaks. The new construction tax rate in small communities like Arlington, Texas or Landover, Maryland can be substantially lower than that of Washington D.C. or Dallas--and those smaller cities may also be willing to reduce those taxes further to draw the revenue from brought in by major sporting events.

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