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NCDOR »   Taxes & Forms »   Corporate Income & Franchise Tax »   Payroll Factor

Payroll Factor

The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the total compensation paid in this State during the income year by the corporation and the denominator of which is the total compensation paid everywhere during the income year. All compensation paid to general executive officers and all compensation paid in connection with nonapportionable income shall be excluded in computing the payroll factor. General executive officers include the chairman of the board, president, vice-presidents, secretary, treasurer, comptroller, and any other officer serving in similar capacities.

Compensation is paid in this State if any of the following applies:

  1. The individual’s service is performed entirely within the State; or
  2. The individual’s service is performed both within and outside of the State, but the service performed outside of the State is incidental to the individual’s service within the State.
  3. Some of the service is performed in this State and the base of operations, or, if there is no base of operations, the place from which the service is directed or controlled, is in this State.
  4. Some of the service is performed in this State and the base of operations or the place from which the service is directed or controlled is not in any state in which some part of the service is performed, but the individual’s residence is in this State.

For more information, see G.S. 105-130.4(k).

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