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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina House Bill 755 Sets Sales Tax Exemptions and Caps for Certain Nonprofit Entities
Last action · April 7, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Brandon Lofton and 20 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina House Bill 755 establishes a retail exemption for specific nonprofit entities, including non-profit hospitals, volunteer fire departments, and certain organizations, effective October 1, 2025. The measure caps the aggregate annual State tax exemption at $31,700,000 and the local refund exemption amount at $13,300,000 per entity. Additionally, the bill introduces an application process for obtaining an exemption number from the Department of Revenue and imposes a $250 penalty for the misuse of an .
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Nonprofit entities
Eligible nonprofits gain retail sales tax exemptions on purchases up to statutory annual caps and must apply for a sales tax exemption number from the Department.
Real property contractors
Contractors purchasing building materials for exempt nonprofit projects must provide exemption certificates and report specific purchase details to the entity.
Volunteer fire departments and volunteer emergency medical services squads
These entities become explicitly eligible for retail sales tax exemptions provided they meet income tax exemption and financial accountability requirements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which organizations qualify for the sales tax exemption under HB 755?
What is the maximum tax exemption amount allowed per entity in a fiscal year?
How does a nonprofit obtain the sales tax exemption?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 7, 2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 7, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 2, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Discoveries
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Shift from Refund to Exemption Structure
The bill repeals existing refund mechanisms under G.S. 105-164.14(b) and transitions certain entities to a direct sales tax exemption number process under G.S. 105-164.29C.
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Sources
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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