Eligible Businesses

  • The business can demonstrate ongoing business operations in Citrus County.
  • A business that increases and retains its workforce after 3/1/2020 with qualifying positions with wages at or above the prevailing wage, or businesses that hire and retain employees with wages at or above 115% of the county’s current annual average (presently $38,428) for each full-time equivalent position. At a minimum, all created jobs must be retained from the time they are created to when the final 941 Quarterly Tax Return is submitted, approximately one year.