2025 North Carolina Income Tax Brackets & Rates
Federal and state tax brackets, capital gains rates, and corporate tax rates for North Carolina in tax year 2025.
Federal Income Tax Brackets (2025)
| From | To | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $11,925 | 10.00% |
| $11,925 | $48,475 | 12.00% |
| $48,475 | $103,350 | 22.00% |
| $103,350 | $197,300 | 24.00% |
| $197,300 | $250,525 | 32.00% |
| $250,525 | $626,350 | 35.00% |
| $626,350 | ∞ | 37.00% |
North Carolina State Income Tax Brackets (2025)
| From | To | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | ∞ | 4.25% |
Federal Capital Gains Tax Brackets (2025)
| From | To | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | $48,350 | 0.00% |
| $48,350 | $533,400 | 15.00% |
| $533,400 | ∞ | 20.00% |
Additional Information
- Federal Corporate Tax Rate
- 21.00%
- State Corporate Tax Rate
- 2.25%
- Federal Standard Deduction (Single)
- $15,750
Sources & Trust
Every figure above is traceable to a published source. Each source is rated by what published it, not by how confident we feel about it.
Federal (United States) — 2025
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Primary citation recorded with the tax table entry; coverage beyond the rate brackets is unconfirmed.
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Section 2.15(1): 2025 standard deduction for unmarried individuals = $15,000 (pre-OBBBA)
Cited for Standard deduction, Corporate rate · confirmed
Section 3.01: removes Rev. Proc. 2024-40 §2.15(1); restates 2025 amount as $15,750 under OBBBA §70102
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Official U.S. Code text: flat 21% corporate rate under §11(b)
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North Carolina — 2025
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- Standard deductionNot separately cited
- Capital gainsTier 1 · Primary authority
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Official NCDOR tax rate schedule page, fetched directly; lists 2025 rate as 4.25% (0.0425).
Cited for Rate brackets, Corporate rate · confirmed
Corroborating official NC General Statutes site (fetched for the companion corporate-rate statute chapter, same chapter governs the individual rate schedule under S.L. 2023-134).
Cited for Corporate rate · confirmed
Official NCDOR corporate/franchise tax rates page, fetched directly; table shows 2024=2.50%, 2025=2.25%, 2026=2.00%.
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