North Carolina § 105-153.7 Individual income tax imposed

North Carolina Statutes

§ 105-153.7 — Individual income tax imposed

North Carolina § 105-153.7

Ch. 105Taxation

Art. 4Income Tax

Subch. ILEVY OF TAXES

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-153.7 (2026).

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(a)(Effective for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2022) Tax. - A tax is imposed for each taxable year on the North Carolina taxable income of every individual. The tax shall be levied, collected, and paid annually. The tax is five and one-quarter percent (5.25%) of the taxpayer's North Carolina taxable income.

(a)(Effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022) Tax. - A tax is imposed for each taxable year on the North Carolina taxable income of every individual. The tax shall be levied, collected, and paid annually. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a1) of this section, the tax is a percentage of the taxpayer's North Carolina taxable income computed as follows: Taxable Years Beginning Tax In 2022 4.99% In 2023 4.75% In 2024 4.5% In 2025 4.25% After

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(a) (Effective for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2022) Tax. - A tax is imposed for each taxable year on the North Carolina taxable income of every individual. The tax shall be levied, collected, and paid annually. The tax is five and one-quarter percent (5.25%) of the taxpayer's North Carolina taxable income.
(a) (Effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022) Tax. - A tax is imposed for each taxable year on the North Carolina taxable income of every individual. The tax shall be levied, collected, and paid annually. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a1) of this section, the tax is a percentage of the taxpayer's North Carolina taxable income computed as follows:
Taxable Years Beginning Tax
In 2022 4.99%
In 2023 4.75%
In 2024 4.5%
In 2025 4.25%
After 2025 3.99%.
(a1) Rate Reduction Trigger. - Notwithstanding the tax rates set out in subsection (a) of this section, if total General Fund revenue in a fiscal year set out below exceeds the trigger amount indicated for that fiscal year, then the applicable tax rate for the indicated and subsequent tax years shall be equal to the greater of (i) the prior taxable year's rate decreased by one-half percentage point (0.50%) or (ii) two and forty-nine hundredths percent (2.49%). For purposes of this subsection, total General Fund revenue is the amount stated in the final accounting of total General Fund Reverting Net Tax and Non-Tax Revenues for the fiscal year, as reported by the Office of State Controller in August following the end of the fiscal year.
Fiscal Year Trigger Amount Taxable Year Beginning
FY 2025-2026 $33,042,000,000 In 2027
FY 2026-2027 $34,100,000,000 In 2028
FY 2027-2028 $34,760,000,000 In 2029
FY 2028-2029 $35,750,000,000 In 2030
FY 2029-2030 $36,510,000,000 In 2031
FY 2030-2031 $38,000,000,000 In 2032
FY 2031-2032 $38,500,000,000 In 2033
FY 2032-2033 $39,000,000,000 In 2034
(b) Withholding Tables. - The Secretary may provide tables that compute the amount of tax due for a taxable year under this Part. The tables do not apply to an individual who files a return under section 443(a)(1) of the Code for a period of less than 12 months due to a change in the individual's annual accounting period or to an estate or trust. (2013-316, s. 1.1(d); 2013-316, s. 1.2(a); 2015-241, s. 32.16(c); 2017-57, s. 38.1(a); 2021-180, s. 42.1(a); 2023-134, s. 42.1(a).)