North Carolina Local Sales Tax Rate Changes, April 2014

Feb 4, 2014 | Gail Cole

The residents of Harnett County, North Carolina, have voted in favor of a local sales tax rate increase.

Effective April 1, 2014, the new rate of sales and use tax in Harnett County will be 2.25%, a 0.25% increase. The new combined state and local rate will be 7%. For the fine print, read the NC Department of Revenue special notice.

Harnett County will be one of a handful of North Carolina Counties with a combined state and local sales and use tax rate of 7%. The others are: Alexander, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cumberland, Duplin, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Haywood, Hertford, Lee, Martin, Montgomery, New Hanover, Onslow, Pitt, Randolph, Robeson, Rowan, Sampson, Surry and Wilkes Counties.

The combined rate in Mecklenburg County will be 7.25% and the combined rate in Durham and Orange Counties will be 7.5%. The remaining 73 counties will have a combined rate of 6.75%.

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Gail Cole

Avalara Author Gail Cole

Gail began researching and writing about sales tax in 2012 and has been fascinated with it ever since. She has a penchant for uncovering unusual tax facts, and endeavors to make complex sales tax laws more digestible for both experts and laypeople.