tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) that varies with respective income or profits (taxable income)
Property taxes have been a hot topic at the North Carolina General Assembly. Responding to growing concerns from voters, in June 2026, the General Assembly approved legislation to enact a…
Some people refuse to learn from their mistakes or the mistakes of others. Several Democrats in the North Carolina General Assembly have introduced a bill that would levy a new,…
Earlier this week, the state Senate introduced its biennial budget proposal for 2025–27, recommending $32.6 billion in net General Fund appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2026. This allotment would represent…
In his recent budget proposal, Gov. Josh Stein recommended halting the scheduled reductions to personal and corporate income tax rates. Stein’s proposal stated that the recommendation was predicated on the…
Editors at National Review Online pan a bad idea from New York’s governor. The governor announced an “inflation refund” of $300 for single filers and $500 for joint filers, subject…
In August, the News & Observer reported that the State Budget Director, who was appointed by Governor Cooper in 2022, claimed that, according to a confidential report, income tax cuts…
Editors at National Review Online explore Vice President Kamala Harris’ ideas about federal taxes. Kamala Harris’s campaign has confirmed that she supports the tax proposals that the, well, Biden-Harris administration…
It should never be forgotten that the purpose of any constitution is to restrict the power of government, not to embolden its coercive power.
Don’t believe left-wing progressives when they claim to object to “regressive” tax structures, largely made regressive by sales taxes.
Conservative tax cuts saved NC taxpayers more than $800 million last year alone.
In 2013, the new General Assembly held the sales tax at 4.75%, while expanding the base. Consumption-based taxes like the sales tax are more stable and less economically destructive than…
NC ranks poorly in its tax treatment of remote workers.