North Carolina DOR Announces Mecklenburg County Sales, Use Tax Rate Increases Effective July 1

The North Carolina Department of Revenue (DOR) announced that Mecklenburg County will impose an additional 1 percent county sales and use tax effective July 1, 2026, increasing the combined sales and use tax rate from 7.25 percent to 8.25 percent. Under the revised rate structure, Mecklenburg County’s tax will consist of a 2 percent county rate, a 0.50 percent transit rate, and a new 1 percent additional county rate, combined with the 4.75 percent state sales tax rate. Retailers must collect the new rate on taxable retail sales and leases sourced to Mecklenburg County beginning July 1. Purchasers remain liable ...