Appeals court sides with Revenue Department in sales tax dispute

A unanimous three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled this morning in favor of the N.C. Revenue Secretary in a sales-tax dispute involving N.C. IDEA, a group that promotes “microelectronic, wireless, networking, and
related technology businesses in North Carolina.”

The decision reverses a lower court ruling that would have allowed N.C. IDEA to get refunds for the sales and use tax it paid.