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Tennessee Department of Revenue

Provides Tennessee Department of Revenue by administering statutory tax credits and relief filing for manufacturing and production incentives.

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Annual funding
Programs6
Active grants2
Total grants6

Tennessee Department of Revenue is the state's tax authority, not a cash-grant agency. It administers franchise and excise tax, sales and use tax, business tax, and professional privilege tax for Tennessee taxpayers, and Tennessee does not levy a state personal income tax. The department belongs in tax administration, while business grant programmes in Tennessee are handled by the Department of Economic and Community Development.

Its support routes are statutory tax credits and exemptions rather than grants. The named programmes in the data include the Industrial Machinery Tax Credit, Standard Job Tax Credit, Enhanced Job Tax Credit, Super Job Tax Credit, Headquarters Sales/Use Tax Credit, and Qualified Production Franchise & Excise Tax Credit. These routes offset tax liability or create refunds for businesses with relevant Tennessee franchise, excise, or sales/use tax exposure.

That makes the department useful to companies that can document payroll, investment, or production activity against an eligible tax base. The practical application path is annual filing and credit-claim work, so the right fit is a taxpayer with liability and the records to substantiate the credit, not a team seeking competitive grant funding.

Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: www.tn.gov