N. Carolina Lawmakers OK Sales Tax Breaks for Learning Materials

The North Carolina legislature has approved a measure to exempt digitally provided educational material from sales taxes.

The House approved a bill (H.B. 1079) Thursday that provides the educational material exemption, along with other changes to state sales taxes. The legislation had passed the Senate on Tuesday.

The bill now goes to Gov. Roy Cooper (D), whose office didn’t respond immediately to a question about whether he would sign it.

• The bill would lift sales taxes on digital property that is for professional development or continuing education for transactions between Oct. 1, 2019, ...