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North Carolina

For North Carolina, tax name is excise tax; state rate is one dollar ($1.00) on each five hundred dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof of the consideration or value of the interest conveyed; who pays is The transferor must pay the tax to the register of deeds of the county in which the real estate is located before recording the instrument of conveyance; citation is G.S. 105-228.30, verified against its source on 2026-08-31.

State
North Carolina our reading
Tax name
excise tax verified
State rate
one dollar ($1.00) on each five hundred dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof of the consideration or value of the interest conveyed verified
Who pays
The transferor must pay the tax to the register of deeds of the county in which the real estate is located before recording the instrument of conveyance verified
Citation
G.S. 105-228.30 verified
Sourcencleg.gov
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What the source says

The tax rate is one dollar ($1.00) on each five hundred dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof of the consideration or value of the interest conveyed.

ncleg.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Where each value comes from

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Tax name and Citation

G.S. 105-228.30 § 105-228.30. Imposition of excise tax; distribution of proceeds. (a) An excise tax is levied on each instrument by which any interest in real property is conveyed to another person.

State rate

The tax rate is one dollar ($1.00) on each five hundred dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof of the consideration or value of the interest conveyed.

Who pays

The transferor must pay the tax to the register of deeds of the county in which the real estate is located before recording the instrument of conveyance.

— all from ncleg.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Source

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