Tag: Tax Policy

North Carolina’s Corporate Tax Just Dropped to 2%

May 15, 2026

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by

Eddie Coleman

in NC Economic Development

On January 1, 2026, North Carolina’s corporate income tax dropped from 2.25% to 2.0% — the next step in a statutory phase-out scheduled to reach 0% by 2030. The rate is real. The path is contested. Here’s why the recruiting machine the rate keeps feeding matters more for NC housing and retail demand than the…