105-130.17. Time and place of filing returns.
(a) Returns must be filed as prescribed by the Secretary at the place prescribed by the Secretary. Returns must be in the form prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary must furnish forms in accordance with G.S. 105-254.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the return of a corporation shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the close of its income year. An income year ending on any day other than the last day of the month shall be deemed to end on the last day of the calendar month ending nearest to the last day of a taxpayer's actual income year.
(c) In the case of mutual associations formed under G.S. 54-111 through 54-128 to conduct agricultural business on the mutual plan and marketing associations organized under G.S. 54-129 through 54-158, which are required to file under subsection (a)(9) of G.S. 105-130.11, a return made on the basis of a calendar year shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the September following the close of the calendar year, and a return made on the basis of a fiscal year shall be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the ninth month following the close of the fiscal year.
(d) A taxpayer may ask the Secretary for an extension of time to file a return under G.S. 105-263.
(d1) Organizations described in G.S. 105-130.11(a)(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) that are required to file a return under G.S. 105-130.11(b) shall file a return made on the basis of a calendar year on or before the fifteenth day of May following the close of the calendar year and a return made on the basis of a fiscal year on or before the fifteenth day of the fifth month following the close of the fiscal year.
(e) Any corporation that ceases its operations in this State before the end of its income year because of its intention to dissolve or to withdraw from this State, or because of a merger, conversion, or consolidation or for any other reason whatsoever shall file its return for the then current income year within 105 days after the date it terminates its business in this State.
(f) Repealed by Session Laws 1998-217, s. 42, effective October 31, 1998.
(g) A corporation that files a federal return pursuant to section 6072(c) of the Code shall file its return on or before the fifteenth day of the seventh month following the close of its income year. (1939, c. 158, s. 329; 1943, c. 400, s. 4; 1951, c. 643, s. 4; 1953, c. 1302, s. 4; 1955, c. 17, s. 1; 1957, c. 1340, s. 4; 1963, c. 1169, s. 2; 1967, c. 1110, s. 3; 1973, c. 476, s. 193; c. 1287, s. 4; 1981, c. 56; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 984, s. 8; 1997-300, s. 3; 1998-217, s. 42; 1999-369, s. 5.5; 2000-140, s. 64(b); 2006-18, s. 7; 2007-491, s. 14.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
§ 105-130.3 - Corporations[Effective for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2019]
§ 105-130.4 - Allocation and apportionment of income for corporations.
§ 105-130.5 - Adjustments to federal taxable income in determining State net income.
§ 105-130.5A - Secretary's authority to adjust net income or require a combined return.
§ 105-130.5B - Adjustments when State decouples from federal accelerated depreciation and expensing.
§ 105-130.7A - Royalty income reporting option.
§ 105-130.7B - Limitation on qualified interest for certain indebtedness.
§ 105-130.8A - Net loss provisions.
§ 105-130.10A - Amortization of equipment mandated by OSHA.
§ 105-130.11 - Conditional and other exemptions.
§ 105-130.12 - Real estate investment trusts.
§ 105-130.14 - Corporations filing consolidated returns for federal income tax purposes.
§ 105-130.15 - Basis of return of net income.
§ 105-130.17 - Time and place of filing returns.
§ 105-130.19 - When tax must be paid.
§ 105-130.20 - Federal determinations and amended returns.
§ 105-130.21 - Information at the source.
§ 105-130.25 - Credit against corporate income tax for construction of cogenerating power plants.
§ 105-130.35 - Recodified as § 105-269.5 by Session Laws 1991, c45, s20.
§ 105-130.40 - Recodified as § 105-129.8 by Session Laws 1996, 2nd Extra Session, c13, s3.2.
§ 105-131 - Title; definitions; interpretation.
§ 105-131.2 - Adjustment and characterization of income.
§ 105-131.3 - Basis and adjustments.
§ 105-131.4 - Carryforwards; carrybacks; loss limitation.
§ 105-131.5 - Part-year resident shareholder.
§ 105-131.7 - Returns; shareholder agreements; mandatory withholding.
§ 105-131.8 - Tax credits[Effective for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2022]
§ 105-132 - Recodified as § 105-135 by Session Laws 1967, c1110, s3.
§ 105-151.17 - Recodified as § 105-129.8 by Session Laws 1996, 2nd Extra Session, c13, s3.4.
§ 105-153.4 - North Carolina taxable income defined.
§ 105-153.5 - Modifications to adjusted gross income.
§ 105-153.6 - Adjustments when State decouples from federal accelerated depreciation and expensing.
§ 105-153.7 - Individual income tax imposed.
§ 105-153.8 - Income tax returns.
§ 105-153.9 - Tax credits for income taxes paid to other states by individuals.
§ 105-154 - Information at the source returns.
§ 105-155 - Time and place of filing returns; extensions; affirmation.
§ 105-157 - When tax must be paid.
§ 105-158 - Taxation of certain Armed Forces personnel and other individuals upon death.
§ 105-159 - Federal determinations and amended returns.
§ 105-160.2 - Imposition of tax.
§ 105-160.4 - Tax credits for income taxes paid to other states by estates and trusts.
§ 105-160.6 - Time and place of filing returns.
§ 105-160.7 - When tax must be paid.
§ 105-160.8 - Federal determinations.
§ 105-163.07 - Recodified as § 105-151.21 by Session Laws 1991, c45, s14.