Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in North Carolina could hit 54.59 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.
Edgecombe County residents were audited by the Internal Revenue Service at a greater rate than all similar jurisdictions in North Carolina, according to an analysis by the website 24/7 Wall St.
North Carolina relies on property taxes for 24.9 percent of its total state and local revenues, according to a Tax Foundation ranking of the 50 states.
North Carolina would need $4 billion to pay all of its bills, including public employers’ pension benefits, according to a new ranking of the states’ fiscal health by Truth in Accounting (TIA).