eBook on South Dakota Financing Options
Workforce, Taxes & Incentives for the State of South Dakota.
There are approximately 6,800 people living within the city limits of Hot Springs and residing outside the City of Hot Springs in Fall River County (US Census Bureau).

Tax

Incentives


The Reinvestment Payment Program


South Dakota Jobs Program


Financing & Incentives



GOED offers an array of financing options to meet the needs of both new and existing companies. Whether you are looking for working capital, workforce training money or a low-interest loan, GOED can help.

E15 Tax Refund


Ethanol Infrastructure

Incentive Program


The ethanol infrastructure incentive fund provides a tax refund for ethanol blended gasoline classified as E15 dispensed in South Dakota for calendar years 2025 to 2029. 


Bond Financing


Financing For For-Profit Businesses


For more capital-intensive projects, GOED offers a pooled bond program through the Economic Development Finance Authority (EDFA). The Economic Development Finance Authority prides itself on maintaining its “AA” rating by Standard and Poor’s, and as a result, can offer lower interest rates to borrowers. 


South Dakota Works


Working Capital to

Interim Construction Financing


South Dakota Works is a flexible loan program that offers business and commercial loans to companies in need of working capital, fixed assets, and interim construction financing. 

REDI Fund


Revolving Economic

Development & Initiative


South Dakota’s REDI (Revolving Economic Development and Initiative) Fund is South Dakota’s flagship financing tool. It is available to start-up firms, businesses that are expanding or relocating in South Dakota, as well as local economic development corporations. 


For additional Grant and Loan opportunities through the State of South Dakota, click on the Financing & Incentives heading above or click here.

South Dakota is #1 in the nation when it comes to tax climate
Taxes in South Dakota

The South Dakota business climate is Number One in the nation for entrepreneurs according to the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council. Our overall tax burden is ranked 2nd in the country according to the Tax Foundation. This section reviews the few business taxes and costs your company will have to pay in South Dakota.

The South Dakota entrepreneur has a competitive edge over all his/her business counterparts in the United States. The South Dakota business person enjoys: No corporate income tax
  • No personal income tax
  • No personal property tax
  • No business inventory tax
  • No inheritance tax
You can´t get much friendlier than that! According to the Tax Foundation, every type of firm in South Dakota has a lighter tax burden than the national average: 33% lower for the average firm. Businesses also benefit from low property and unemployment insurance taxes. (more)
Fall River County Top 15 Employers:
City of Hot Springs
Edgemont School District
Fall River County
Fall River Health Services
Hot Springs Dairy Queen
Hot Springs School District
Lynn's Dakotamart
Mammoth Site of Hots Springs, Inc.
National Park Service
Oelrichs School District
Pine Hills Retirement Community
Seven Sisters Living Center
Sonny's Super Foods
State Veterans Home
VA Black Hills Health Care System
(businesses listed alphabetically)
As of December 2016, the unemployment rate was at 3.9 percent. The average 2014 annual pay in the private sector was $32,575. Government workers, including federal, state and local had an average annual pay of $42,049. The average annual pay for all covered workers in Fall River County was $32,077 (SD Labor Department).
Wage study shows South Dakotas has great purchasing power!
Submitted Apr 11, 2017 
Cost of Living
After taxes, how much of your income do you take home? 
How much can you buy with your hard earned wages? The bottom line is location matters. 
And we can prove it.

AFTER TAX WAGES

After tax wages is the gross annual wage less the total of federal income tax, state income tax, and social security/FICA tax.

PURCHASING POWER

Purchasing power is after tax wages divided by the local cost of living index.

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