Taxes / jobs · checked 12 September 2026

Reading New Albany's $178 million payroll-equivalent figure as actual operator payroll.

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Taxes / jobs · OH

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Checked 12 September 2026

Reading New Albany's $178 million payroll-equivalent figure as actual operator payroll.

What the evidence supports

The city calls $178 million a payroll equivalent: the amount of payroll that would yield the same revenue at its 2% income-tax rate. It is a city-reported comparison for one hyperscaler, not the operator's reported payroll, a headcount or an independently reconciled tax-receipt audit.

Still unknown

The hyperscaler's identity, underlying component revenue records, actual payroll and employee or contractor headcount.

Confidence: medium — Gov. record; Institution · 1 sources

New Albany city-finance page → Gov. record

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Evidence details

  1. New Albany city-finance page → Gov. record

    Exact location Data Centers are a Financial Benefit to New Albany, first paragraph; 2% rate under How does New Albany's minimum annual service payment formula work?, item 3

    What it supports City-reported payroll-equivalent tax-base figure at a 2% income-tax rate, not operator payroll or headcount.

    Retrieved 12 September 2026

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Next check

Company-level tax receipt, service-payment or TIRC record identifying the hyperscaler and components

History

Correction · 12 September 2026 · Software-assisted second check

Record → Taxes / jobs

Field Taxes / jobs

From Statewide tax/jobs scope; underlying operator not specified

To One unnamed New Albany hyperscaler, tax year 2024 payable 2025; city-reported comparison

Why The second review narrowed the place, taxpayer and time scope and made the missing underlying records explicit.

Evidence No additional evidence link; see the linked record or claim.

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DataCenterData New Albany ledger · Related DataCenterData page

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