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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina House Bill 884 raises gross receipts threshold for artisan bakeries exempt from sales tax to $2,400,000
Last action · April 14, 2025: Ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Diane Wheatley and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Prepared Food Tax - Modification.
Changes the maximum allowable revenue small-scale bakeries can generate while keeping their products exempt from state and local food sales taxes, affecting tax liabilities for qualifying bakery businesses.
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.
artisan bakeries
Qualifying bakeries with annual gross receipts up to $2,400,000 are exempt from collecting sales tax on bakery items sold without eating utensils.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When does this change take effect?
What percentage of revenue must come from bakery items to qualify as an artisan bakery?
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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 14, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 14, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 9, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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