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taxes in North Carolina
20,497
CPAs across the state
10,439,388
Residents as of 2022
631,280
People claiming self- employment tax deductions
262,940
S-Corps statewide
411,530
People taking itemized deductions
686,470
People claiming the QBI deduction
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😓 19 million Americans missed the tax filing deadline last year
😨 30 million people miss tax deductions without expert help
😣 Almost 50% of Americans end up overpaying
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North Carolina State Income Tax Rates & Brackets for 2023
The following tables represents North Carolina's income tax rates and tax brackets:
SINGLE FILER
Brackets
Rates
$0+
4.99%
MARRIED FILING JOINTLY
Brackets
Rates
$0+
4.99%
Filing Status
Standard Deduction Amt.
Single
$12,750
Couple
$19,125
North Carolina State Sales Tax Rates for 2023
County
Tax Rate
Alamance County
7.50%
Alexander County
7%
Alleghany County
7%
Anson County
7%
Ashe County
7%
Avery County
6.75%
Beaufort County
7%
Bertie County
7%
Bladen County
7%
Brunswick County
6.75%
Buncombe County
7%
Burke County
7%
Cabarrus County
7.25%
Caldwell County
7%
Camden County
6.75%
Carteret County
7%
Caswell County
7.50%
Catawba County
7%
Chatham County
7.50%
Cherokee County
7%
Chowan County
6.75%
Clay County
7%
Cleveland County
7%
Columbus County
6.75%
Craven County
7%
Cumberland County
7%
Currituck County
6.75%
Dare County
6.75%
Davidson County
7%
Davie County
6.75%
Duplin County
7%
Durham County
7.50%
Edgecombe County
7%
Forsyth County
7%
Franklin County
7.25%
Gaston County
7.25%
Gates County
6.75%
Graham County
7%
Granville County
7.25%
Greene County
7%
Guilford County
7%
Halifax County
7%
Harnett County
7.25%
Haywood County
7%
Henderson County
7%
Hertford County
7%
Hoke County
7%
Hyde County
6.75%
Iredell County
7%
Jackson County
7%
Johnston County
7.25%
Jones County
7%
Lee County
7%
Lenoir County
7%
Lincoln County
7%
Macon County
7%
Madison County
7%
Martin County
7%
Mcdowell County
7%
Mecklenburg County
7.25%
Mitchell County
6.75%
Montgomery County
7%
Moore County
7%
Nash County
7%
New Hanover County
7%
Northampton County
7%
Onslow County
7%
Orange County
7.50%
Pamlico County
6.75%
Pasquotank County
7%
Pender County
7%
Perquimans County
7%
Person County
7.50%
Pitt County
7%
Polk County
7%
Randolph County
7%
Richmond County
7%
Robeson County
7%
Rockingham County
7%
Rowan County
7%
Rutherford County
7%
Sampson County
7%
Scotland County
7%
Stanly County
7%
Stokes County
7%
Surry County
7%
Swain County
7%
Transylvania County
7%
Tyrrell County
6.75%
Union County
7.25%
Vance County
6.75%
Wake County
7.50%
Warren County
7%
Washington County
6.75%
Watauga County
7%
Wayne County
7%
Wilkes County
7%
Wilson County
7%
Yadkin County
7%
Yancey County
7%
North Carolina State IRS Statistics of Income for 2020
Item
(All amounts are in 1000s of dollars)
Number of returns
Number of single returns
Number of joint returns
Number of head of household returns
Number of individuals
Adjusted gross income (AGI)
Total income: Number
Amount
Salaries and wages in AGI: Number
Amount
Business or profession net income (less loss): Number
Amount
Partnership/S-corp net income (less loss): Number
Amount
Self-employed health insurance deduction: Number
Amount
Student loan interest deduction: Number
Amount
Charitable contributions if took standard deduction: Number
Amount
Total itemized deductions: Number
Amount
State and local income taxes: Number
Amount
State and local general sales taxes: Number
Amount
Qualified business income deduction: Number
Amount
Child and dependent care credit: Number
Amount
Child and other dependent tax credit: Number
Amount
Self-employment tax: Number
Amount
Earned income credit: Number
Amount
Refundable education credit: Number
Amount
Recovery rebate credit: Number
Amount
Total tax liability: Number
Amount
Total additional Medicare tax: Number
Amount
Net investment income tax: Number
Amount
Tax due at time of filing: Number
Amount
Total overpayments: Number
Amount
All returns
5,077,390
2,447,930
1,769,590
730,520
9,405,860
341,284,701
4,965,290
345,478,529
4,050,750
236,299,908
876,220
9,584,768
262,940
19,506,948
112,650
818,364
296,360
229,021
1,360,910
355,527
411,530
14,584,623
363,880
4,445,168
40,020
59,213
686,470
4,481,028
173,360
89,905
1,237,250
2,508,694
631,280
1,893,753
917,200
2,133,774
200,870
168,407
952,070
1,378,390
3,573,890
43,835,205
129,500
235,872
141,940
598,996
1,005,740
5,696,300
3,897,920
12,631,712
Under $1
169,050
126,250
28,800
9,170
225,390
0
57,010
0
17,740
658,143
29,280
0
12,700
0
3,360
21,364
2,490
2,386
25,140
6,489
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
170
135
6,920
17,001
10,330
14,584
3,240
2,857
94,520
141,435
9,090
22,176
390
593
0
0
4,520
9,262
121,170
316,051
$1 under $10,000
673,220
540,100
58,700
63,320
733,660
3,339,918
673,170
3,458,388
464,120
2,511,187
122,750
309,101
7,670
0
5,880
16,535
7,330
5,449
91,000
21,344
5,930
133,612
2,020
5,492
2,830
1,683
1,510
320
30
12
530
240
92,350
63,824
221,030
268,864
22,170
18,168
182,050
278,459
111,370
70,426
30
44
0
0
54,500
26,403
533,360
781,400
$10,000 under $25,000
1,006,850
627,350
131,950
225,130
1,577,240
17,443,302
1,006,850
17,752,739
776,380
12,210,631
192,210
1,425,452
15,520
0
11,490
31,900
23,690
17,275
182,280
45,548
15,140
370,279
7,240
13,303
6,360
4,852
65,990
42,493
9,380
2,732
107,500
37,465
153,650
259,055
363,800
1,118,836
43,930
35,488
217,620
332,496
568,630
527,725
90
125
0
0
95,730
103,768
878,040
2,491,219
$25,000 under $50,000
1,255,720
648,480
274,400
286,810
2,249,340
45,504,836
1,255,720
46,028,805
1,088,890
36,404,536
175,210
1,435,011
27,860
120,380
16,590
64,434
81,030
59,285
303,750
77,801
40,090
995,409
29,520
59,886
8,750
9,644
136,100
209,319
43,530
23,834
397,580
498,574
117,900
299,113
310,540
725,220
46,670
38,099
176,150
246,573
974,670
2,255,283
160
291
30
175
189,980
274,607
1,058,870
3,020,001
$50,000 under $75,000
676,930
281,790
281,960
88,700
1,344,360
41,512,173
676,930
41,965,823
579,890
31,749,164
104,360
1,011,136
27,950
252,034
13,500
70,588
70,950
56,441
223,420
58,807
54,980
1,371,406
46,770
137,775
6,920
9,620
103,520
238,667
25,280
13,120
218,670
515,332
71,420
211,383
11,510
6,270
25,670
21,606
94,320
125,012
626,440
2,983,391
140
313
10
3
159,430
326,134
515,660
1,414,054
$75,000 under $100,000
415,900
109,320
267,900
29,370
949,510
36,044,322
415,900
36,404,436
354,930
26,534,402
71,490
797,404
25,670
338,819
10,370
65,970
43,200
31,856
164,150
44,202
51,360
1,365,633
46,180
187,281
4,480
7,374
81,970
228,463
23,930
12,872
150,350
416,610
49,700
164,543
0
0
19,420
16,405
68,130
77,588
407,030
3,066,445
160
202
20
2
118,170
311,333
296,850
941,138
$100,000 under $200,000
632,330
92,020
508,560
22,740
1,620,680
85,800,921
632,330
86,700,089
548,690
62,794,065
121,690
1,970,480
66,930
1,660,753
23,380
191,678
67,670
56,329
281,700
76,608
129,010
4,011,080
121,750
828,236
6,390
13,387
172,300
733,630
49,520
26,182
266,840
758,897
86,000
371,545
0
0
39,770
35,784
116,960
175,747
629,350
9,744,214
6,620
1,730
2,410
785
246,050
1,034,770
384,960
1,616,338
$200,000 under $500,000
203,430
18,810
178,450
4,440
576,820
58,090,353
203,430
58,902,007
181,820
40,392,655
47,010
1,899,340
52,710
4,438,089
18,380
211,775
0
0
78,620
21,678
85,760
3,307,527
82,500
1,264,934
3,000
8,953
95,710
980,875
18,910
9,575
95,320
281,032
39,630
298,521
0
0
0
0
2,320
1,080
203,350
10,000,609
91,160
69,768
100,610
104,408
112,520
1,327,522
90,170
854,809
$500,000 under $1,000,000
30,620
2,530
27,250
580
90,390
20,529,331
30,620
20,874,624
26,980
11,674,150
8,410
642,166
16,160
3,896,543
6,080
86,585
0
0
8,360
2,350
19,280
1,095,941
18,330
680,867
910
2,616
19,150
454,089
2,230
1,224
320
409
9,040
107,627
0
0
0
0
0
0
30,620
4,947,947
21,780
68,663
26,660
113,144
18,020
806,971
12,430
385,737
$1,000,000 or more
13,340
1,300
11,630
270
38,460
37,541,542
13,340
37,782,564
11,320
11,370,975
3,820
625,039
9,770
10,622,414
3,630
57,535
0
0
2,500
700
9,980
1,933,736
9,580
1,267,394
380
1,084
10,220
1,593,172
560
354
0
0
4,680
101,141
0
0
0
0
0
0
13,340
10,216,989
8,970
94,143
12,210
380,479
6,820
1,475,530
6,430
810,965
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