Yes. Income received by a servicemember from non-military employment is subject to North Carolina income tax.

Do military members pay state taxes in NC?

If you are serving in the United States Armed Forces and your domicile (legal residence) is North Carolina, you must pay North Carolina income tax and North Carolina income tax should be withheld from your military pay, regardless of where you are stationed.

Do military retirees pay state taxes in North Carolina?

Military retirees in North Carolina are one step closer to a total exemption on state income taxes after the state’s House advanced legislation in June to exempt taxes.

Do you have to pay income tax on military spouses in North Carolina?

The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act of 2009. If you are a military spouse, you may have been told that you do not have to pay North Carolina income taxes due to The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act of 2009. This is not entirely true.

How does military spouses residency Relief Act work?

So, if you meet the requirements of the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act, both your income and the military income earned by your spouse in the military are free from taxation in the duty station state. Both spouses are subject to tax (income and property) in their home states.

Can a military spouse file as a nonmilitary?

Military Spouses and State Taxes Active duty service members have always been able to keep one state as their state of legal residency (usually their Home of Record) for tax purposes even when they move frequently on military orders. Nonmilitary spouses can use their military spouse’s resident state when filing their taxes.

Do you have to pay income taxes in North Carolina?

If you are a military spouse, you may have been told that you do not have to pay North Carolina income taxes due to The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act of 2009. This is not entirely true.