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What are the taxes applicable to North Carolina?

Minimum Wage Information for North Carolina
North Carolina is one of the states that have a minimum wage rate that is the same as the federal minimum wage rate.

Minimum wage	$7.25
Tipped Minimum wage	$2.13
Maximum Tip Credited	$5.12

Unemployment Insurance (UI) rate for North Carolina
UI taxes are used to provide benefits for the unemployed who have lost their job with no fault on them.

Maximum Taxable Wages	$31,400
Employee Deduction	None
Employer Tax Rates	0.06-5.76%
New Employer Tax Rates	1%

Applicable taxes
Here are the North Carolina taxes that are applicable to employees and employers. 

• Employer taxes

North Carolina State Unemployment Tax

• Employee taxes 

North Carolina State Tax

• Local taxes

State of North Carolina does not require any local taxes.

North Carolina State Income tax
To learn more about North Carolina withholding tax rate Learn more.

More Information 
To gather more information about North Carolina state tax, check out the 
Dept. of Revenue
Division of employment security