N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-113.126 — Tax on interactive sports wagering operators

(a) Tax. - A tax at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) is imposed on each interactive sports wagering operator for the privilege of being licensed under Article 9 of Chapter 18C of the General Statutes. The tax applies to the gross wagering revenue of the interactive sports wagering operator. (b) Carryforward. - If the amount of gross wagering revenue is a negative number for any month, the interactive sports wagering operator may carry forward the negative amount to the return filed for the subsequent month. No amount shall be carried forward more than 12 months after the month in which the amount carried forward was originally due. (c) Return. - Taxes levied by this Article are due when a return is required to be filed. The return is due on a monthly basis. A monthly return is due by the twentieth day of the month following the calendar month covered by the return. A return is filed on a form prescribed by the Secretary. (d) Records. - A person who is required to file a return under this Article must keep a record of all documents used to determine information the person provides in a return. These records shall be open at all times for inspection by the Secretary or an authorized representative of the Secretary and shall be kept for the applicable period of statute of limitations as set forth under Article 9 of this Chapter. (e) Refund. - An interactive sports wagering operator is allowed a refund of the tax paid under this section on a sports wager that has been refunded. The Secretary shall prescribe the manner in which an interactive sports wagering operator may request a refund under this subsection, which may include allowing a credit for the amount refunded on a subsequent monthly return required under this section. (2023-42, s. 5.)