Massachusetts Life Sciences Tax Incentive Program
Helps life science companies in Massachusetts hire and retain permanent talent with refundable state tax incentives.
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Tax Incentive Program, administered by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) — a quasi-public state agency established under MGL Chapter 23I — provides refundable state tax credits to life sciences companies that commit to hiring and retaining permanent Massachusetts employees. The program allocates up to $40 million in tax credits annually under MGL Chapter…
Refundable Massachusetts tax credits drawn from a $40 million annual pool for life sciences companies committing to hire and retain permanent Massachusetts employees.
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