How Good Is North Carolina For Remote Work?

 

2024 Rank: 41

2023 Rank: 41

North Carolina is the 41st-best state on the ROAM Index, offering no meaningful filing or withholding thresholds or reciprocity agreements. 

Category

Current Law

Score

Total Possible

Filing threshold

Global wage threshold

0

10

Reciprocity agreements

None

0

10

Convenience of the employer rule

None

0

0

Individual Income Tax Code

 

2.89

5

Withholding threshold

None

0

10

Total Score

 

2.89

35

Ways to Improve:

  • Pass filing and withholding thresholds of greater than 30 days
  • Seek reciprocity agreements with:
    • South Carolina: 63.45 percent of incoming commuters
    • Virginia: 14.18 percent

For further ideas for how your state could improve, see our Example Remote Work Provision.

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