local taxes

NC taxes on wireless internet services hold steady as national rates rises

North Carolina’s taxes on cellular users are 9.12%, more than three percent below the national average of 12.82 percent. The state rate increased only slightly from 9.05% in 2023. Nationwide, wireless service taxes increased 8.8% on average nationwide in 2024, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation. State and local taxes on wireless...

Katherine Zehnder

Opinion

Buncombe County hit hard, but not just by COVID-19

North Carolina’s tourism industry lost more than half of its jobs in the first part of 2020 following Gov. Roy Cooper’s lockdowns. Annual visitor spending decreased 32% from 2019. Buncombe County in particular took a significant hit. Visitor spending decreased by a whopping 34.9% from 2019, the 10th largest among North Carolina counties. Given the county...

Paige Terryberry

Opinion

Let’s Have More Elections

Local budget debates this year have illustrated a striking pattern: counties are pretty much holding the line on taxes, while cities are hiking them. This shows the importance of keeping North Carolina's politicians on a very short leash.

John Hood

NC taxes on wireless internet services hold steady as national rates rises

Buncombe County hit hard, but not just by COVID-19

Let’s Have More Elections

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