Ongoing program · Tax credit or incentive
North Dakota Automation Tax Credit
North Dakota Department of Commerce, State of North Dakota
Key facts
Copied word-for-word from the official North Dakota state agency page. Last verified October 28, 2026.
- Program name
- North Dakota Automation Tax Credit
- Issuing agency
- North Dakota Department of Commerce (State of North Dakota)
- Funding type
- Tax credit or incentive
- Funding purpose
- Business and Commerce, Agriculture
- Status
- Ongoing program
- Application deadline
- Ongoing program · no application deadline published
- Published credit or incentive amount
- Not stated on the official North Dakota state agency page
- Eligible applicants (our reading of the official page)
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Relevant to
- BusinessesHow we determined this: Derived from the eligibility statement on the official page (business, farm ranch).
- Geographic restrictions
- This is a North Dakota state program. Check the official page for location requirements.
- Official source
- View the official program page ↗
- How to apply (from the official page)
- All applications must be submitted (completed fully, with all required supplemental documentation attached) prior to the application deadline (February 2).
- Source
- www.commerce.nd.gov/economic-development-finance/finance-and-incentives/tax-incentives
- Last verified
- October 28, 2026 (against the official North Dakota state agency page)
- Record confidence
- highCurated from the official agency page; reviewed by an editor.
Eligibility details (from the agency)
The business must be certified as a “primary sector” business through the North Dakota Department of Commerce when taking title to the equipment as well as at the time of application.
Description (from the official program page)
A taxpayer is allowed an income tax credit for the purchase or capital lease of machinery and equipment to automate a manufacturing or animal agricultural process in North Dakota. To qualify, the business must be certified as a primary sector business and the machinery and equipment must be approved by the Department of Commerce Division of Economic Development and Finance. The credit is equal to up to 15 percent of the cost of the machinery and equipment.