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North Carolina

North Carolina Budget Signed

August 12, 2009

As predicted, the Governor of North Carolina signed the budget. At about 4:30 on August 7, Governor Beverly Perdue signed the North Carolina budget, a budget that included the modernization of the nexus laws. As a result, out of state retailers who meet the sales threshold will be required to collect sales tax on sales [...]

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Budget Goes To The Governor in North Carolina

August 5, 2009

The budget bill in North Carolina was just approved by the House of Representatives. Senate passed it a few moments earlier. The votes were as follows:  House 66-51  Senate 27-18. The budget bill now moves on to the Governor for signing.  If signed the Internet sales tax will take effect immediately. The sales threshold is $10,000 in [...]

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North Carolina Internet Sales Tax Moments Away

August 5, 2009

Yesterday while I traveling back from Albany there were the anticipated actions in North Carolina regarding the Internet sales tax. As I expected, both the Senate and the House of Representatives accepted the report from the joint budget conference. The Budget will now come up for vote in both houses. It is expected to pass. The budget includes [...]

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North Carolina Advertising Tax Very Much Alive

July 30, 2009

The Internet sales tax  or advertising tax news from North Carolina is not encouraging. Legislators in North Carolina continue to work on the budget and the latest version still includes the modernized nexus definition. As I mentioned in earlier posts, both Senate and Representatives are embracing the revision of the new  definition of retailer that [...]

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Quick Update on North Carolina

July 23, 2009

As I mentioned in my last North Carolina update, there are delays all the time when it comes to the state budget. Well the Governor of North Carolina has announced that she was not happy with the budget proposal because it does NOT raise enough revenue and also included a 2% increase income tax.  Lawmakers now say [...]

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