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Manufacturing Enhancement Area (MEA) Hiring Credit

MEA-HIRING · California

Summary

Credit for hiring qualified workers in designated Manufacturing Enhancement Areas. Available to manufacturers creating new jobs in designated areas experiencing economic distress.

Benefit

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Program metadata

Distribution: taxpayer_earned
Claimant subject: business
Refund/transfer election: none
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Transfer discount: —

Hard requirements (1)

zone_typeBusiness must be located in and hiring must occur within a designated Manufacturing Enhancement Area

Preference / tiering rules (0)

None.

NAICS industries (0)

Any.

Geo zones (1)

distressed — · California Manufacturing Enhancement Areas

Tags (0)

None.

Tax bases

corporate_income_taxprimary

Source

https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/credit-table.html

FTB Form 3808 (Manufacturing Enhancement Area Hiring)

Last verified: 2026-04-15