North Carolina Income Taxes and NC State Tax Forms

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The 2019 North Carolina State Income Tax Return forms for Tax Year 2019 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2019) can be e-Filed together with the IRS Income Tax Return by the April 15, 2020 due date. If you file a tax extension you can e-File your Taxes until October 15, 2020 without a late filing penalty. However, if you owe Taxes and don't pay on time, you might face late tax payment penalties. Tip: File on time, even you can't pay on time, as the late filing penalties are higher than the late payment penalties.

eFile.com makes it easy for you to e-file your IRS and North Carolina State Tax Return (e.g resident, nonresident, or part-year resident returns). However, the IRS and the respective State Tax Agencies require you to e-file a Federal Income Tax Return at the same time you e-file a State Tax Return. This is not an eFile.com policy but an IRS and State Agency policy. Thus, technically you cannot e-File anywhere - not just eFile.com - a North Carolina Tax Return without also e-filing the associated IRS Tax Return. But there is good news, please read on.

Detailed instructions on how you can only prepare and mail in - not eFile - a North Carolina 2019 Tax Return - here via eFile.com. However, you must download/print and sign the forms and mail them to the Tax Agency.

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2020 North Carolina Income Tax Filing Deadlines by Tax Year

The majority of deadlines listed here are for Tax Year 2019. Some apply to upcoming Tax Years and some are IRS or Federal deadlines.

E-File These 2019 North Carolina State Tax Forms

Prepare and efile these state forms for 2019 in conjunction with your federal and state income tax return. As you proceed through the tax interview on efile.com, the application will select the correct state forms for you. You can also select tax forms individually. All these forms will then be e-filed by you to the state tax agency. Instructions on how to only prepare a state income tax return.

* Due to IRS and State Tax Agency tax data sharing and validation requirements, you can only e-file a State Income Tax Return while also e-filing a Federal Income Tax Return. This is not an eFile.com created policy, but all online tax web sites have to adhere to this IRS/state issued tax data sharing policy. You can however prepare all 44 State Income Tax Returns on eFile.com if you have already e-Filed or filed your IRS return. Instructions on how you can ONLY prepare and file State Income Tax Return(s). Only on eFile.com can you prepare, file or e-file unlimited State Tax Returns for one low price and not pay for each State return like you would do on H&R Block^® vs. TurboTax^®. Dare to Compare Now.

Automatic North Carolina Tax Extension

If you cannot file your state tax return on time, North Carolina requires that you apply for an extension of time to file, whether or not you owe state tax. You do not have to attach the extension form to your NC state return.

You can get an automatic 6-month extension (to October 15, 2020) of time to file your North Carolina tax return by filling out and mailing Form D-410. North Carolina does not accept federal extensions.

If you owe state tax, you must still pay the amount due by April 15, 2020 or you will be charged penalties and interest on the unpaid amount (10% late payment penalty plus interest). Pay as much as you can with your extension request to minimize the penalties and interest. Penalties for not filing are worse than penalties for not paying, so be sure to file a return or an extension by April 15, 2020 even if you cannot pay the full amount at that time.

If you do not file for an extension, you are subject to both the 5% per month late filing penalty and 10% late payment penalty on the remaining tax due.

If you are a U.S. citizen or resident and are out of the country on April 15, 2020, you are granted an automatic 4-month extension of time to file (if you fill in the “Out of the Country” circle on Page 1 of Form D-400) and to pay, but interest will still accrue on any amount you owe after April 15, 2020 (but penalties will not apply until August 15). You can use Form D-410 to get an additional extension of 2 months--but only to file, not to pay. File the form by August 15, 2020 to receive the additional 2-month extension.

The extended IRS/North Carolina eFile deadline is Oct. 15, 2020 - eFileIT* now. If you plan to file or mail-in a North Carolina tax return on paper - the Forms and Mailing Address are below - your due date is Oct. 15, 2020. After Oct. 15, 2020, you can complete and sign 2019 North Carolina Tax Forms online here on eFile, before you download, print and mail them to the state tax agency. The address is on the form. 

2018 Tax Year North Carolina Tax Forms

North Carolina State Income Tax Forms for Tax Year 2018 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2018) can no longer be prepared and e-filed. Complete the respective Form(s) below, sign, and mail them to the North Carolina Department of Revenue.   The NC Tax Forms and Mailing Address are below - click for the IRS Federal Income Tax Forms for Tax Year 2018.

2017 Tax Year North Carolina Tax Forms

North Carolina state income tax forms for Tax Year 2017 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2017)  can no longer be prepared and e-filed. Complete the respective Form(s) below, sign, and mail them to the North Carolina Department of Revenue. In addition to filing North Carolina Forms you might also have to file the 2017 IRS Tax Return Forms.

North Carolina Tax Facts, Information

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