This Important Notice serves as a reminder that effective July 1, 2018, Article 5F of Chapter 105 of the North Carolina General Statutes is repealed for sales and purchases occurring on or after such date. Therefore, sales and purchases of qualifying mill machinery, mill machinery parts or accessories, and other qualifying items for specific industries on or after July 1, 2018 are no longer subject to the one percent (1%) privilege tax; however, such purchases continue to be exempt from sales and use tax pursuant to the sales and use tax exemptions in N.C. Gen. Stat. § § 105-164.13(5e) through (5m) as enacted effective July 1, 2018.