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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Boise judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the state's tax-reimbursement incentive program, saying the company filing the lawsuit had not claim to do so.
The Spokesman-Review reports (http://bit.ly/2bp3xqE ) that Employers Resource Management Corp. had argued that the $6.5 million tax incentive offered to an out-of-state company moving to Boise unfairly disadvantages local employers by effectively giving their competitors money to offer higher salaries.
According to 4th District Judge Samuel Hoagland, Employers Resource has no protectable interest in the law that allows such incentives and therefore doesn't have reason to sue.
The state law was enacted two years ago and offers qualifying companies a tax credit for up to 15 years. Both existing and new companies to Idaho are eligible.
Employers Resource did not apply for the incentive.
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