GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1997 SESSION

 

 

S.L. 1997-77

HOUSE BILL 36

 

 

AN ACT TO RELIEVE CONSUMERS OF THE REQUIREMENT OF FILING MONTHLY USE TAX RETURNS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 105-164.16 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(d)      Use Tax on Out-of-State Purchases. - Notwithstanding subsection (b), an individual who purchases tangible personal property outside the State for a nonbusiness purpose shall file a use tax return on an annual basis.  The annual reporting period ends on the last day of the calendar year.  The return is due by the due date, including any approved extensions, for filing the individual's income tax return."

Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to purchases made on or after January 1, 1997.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 15th day of May, 1997.

s/   Dennis A. Wicker

President of the Senate

 

s/   Harold J. Brubaker

Speaker of the House of Representatives

 

s/   James B. Hunt, Jr.

Governor

 

Approved 5:40 p.m. this 22nd day of May, 1997