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NC Extends Tax Deadline for State Returns

18 April 2011

The N.C. Department of Revenue has announced on its website that it will waive late filing and late payment penalties for taxpayers who were affected by the April 16 storms. Penalties will be waived on state taxes and returns that are due between April 18 and May 1. According to the Department of Revenue, state [...]

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NC v. Amazon: Round Two

21 April 2010

Oh, it’s so on. The battle between North Carolina and Amazon.com is heating up – and it’s going to get good (well, good in a tax geek kind of way – but that’s still good, right?). I blogged last year that Amazon.com was picking a fight with the Tarheel State by notifying its affiliates that [...]

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Property Tax Assessment Challenges A Success in Parts of NC

29 March 2010

In a bad economy, we all tend to look at our bills a little more closely. That effort is paying off for property owners in Orange County, NC, where 6 in 10 property owners have successfully challenged property assessments. Orange County, NC, is near my old stomping grounds in Wake County, NC, and is probably [...]

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PA, NC, ME Sign On To Higher Taxes

13 June 2009

It’s not just NJ facing higher taxes these days. Nearly 20 other states are considering raising or adding more taxes and fees to close gaping holes in state budgets. There are a number of reasons for increased deficits at the state level. Among them are flat revenues as the economy over all takes a dive; [...]

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NC Woos Apple With Promises of Tax Breaks

4 June 2009

In a tough economy – when a state can’t yet pay its bills – you’d think the fiscal plan for the future would be conservative. Not so, North Carolina. Despite massive budget woes, the state legislature has agreed to special tax breaks designed to bring Apple to the Tarheel State. Apple, the company that makes [...]

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NC Makes April News (Hint, it doesn’t involve the Tarheels)

10 April 2009

North Carolina is running out of cash. Of course, they’re not the first state to report economic woes: California has been making news for months with its deficit and New Jersey has just announced lower than expected revenues. With cuts at the federal level and revenues down due to increased layoffs, many states are facing [...]

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Your fair share?

7 August 2007

On Sunday, I found myself in a minivan (don’t ask) with the rest of my family driving down to coastal North Carolina for a mini-break (yes, the minis are taking over my life… now for that darn Mini Cooper and I’m set!). I was mulling what I might post about during my vacation because I [...]

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