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Gregg Gidding hired a tax preparation company to file his 2018 taxes. Years later, he received a letter from the North Carolina Department of Revenue explaining an error in the filing. Because of the mistake, Gidding owed thousands of dollars in back taxes.

Veteran receives $2,419 from H&R Block after calling 5 On Your Side

Greg Gidding

WRAL's 5 On Your Side helps veteran recover thousands of dollars after tax filing error

TurboTax owes money to customers who could have used free file

TurboTax accused of deceiving taxpayers

What you need to know for a tax filing extension 

What to know for filing taxes this year 

Side hustles, taxes & you: You can’t hide from IRS any more, expert warns

Side hustles, taxes & you: You can't hide from IRS any more, expert warns

Tax pros take hundreds of calls; free help still available to prepare your taxes

Tax Pros on Call

Maribel Aber reports on last minute tax tips you need to know in Money Matters.


5 days to go: Last minute tax filing tips 

Time to catch up on taxes; Pros take your calls Tuesday

Tax pros on call

Fact check: Biden says billionaires pay 'about 3%' in taxes

PolitiFact: False

On the Record: 2023 Legislative Session

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Expert advice on what to do to best prepare for tax season

In a brief walk-and-talk interview with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., focused on the impact of tax cuts signed in 2017 by then-President Donald Trump as the primary reason the federal debt is close to hitting the statutory limit of $31.4 trillion. 

Fact check: AOC says Trump tax cuts were 'largest contributor' to national debt

In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent

Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 -- Sen Ted Budd's constituents deserve a representative who deals with them truthfully, provides them with honest information and makes sure they're treated fairly.  That's not too much to ask and shouldn't be a challenge for Budd to fulfill.

Editorial: Truth, taxes and Sen. Budd's fib

Ted Budd answers question during US Senate debate 

On Jan. 2, AAA showed the average price of a tank of gas was back above $3 in Raleigh and across the state, about 10 cents higher than the week before. Meanwhile, the state is also tacking on an additional 2 cents per gallon, pushing that tax from 38.5 cents to 40.5 per gallon.

Rise in taxes, gas price a double-whammy for your next fillup

Gas, Gas pump, gas prices, rising gas prices, inflation 

The new year means new tax rates. For North Carolina drivers, that will mean higher gas prices. 

NC drivers to spend more on gas in 2023 under new tax rate

Tax policies that passed the North Carolina General Assembly in recent years mean several taxes get recalculated come Jan. 1.

NC gas tax bumping up, state income taxes going down in 2023

State budget

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

How they voted: North Carolina congressional votes for the week ending Dec. 22

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The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL's NC Capitol team

The Wrap @ NC Capitol: Voter ID, redistricting rulings, and 2024 polling for Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson

Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 --  Emails don't belong to Senate leader Phil Berger, House Speaker Tim Moore or Legislative Services Director Paul Coble. The fact that many legislative emails are by law hidden from disclosure, still they are very much PUBLIC records. 
They are the property of the people. 

Editorial: Legislature's emails are public records, belong to the people, must be maintained

North Carolina Legislative Building

Lawmaker emails are typically deleted after three years in North Carolina, due to a policy shift last year. Now lawyers say they want old emails for a lawsuit and can't get them.

NC lawsuit on political power hampered by lost emails, delayed by procedure, lawyers say

Gavel, court, justice, books

Federally-licensed tax professionals took WRAL viewer phone calls for hours, offering free tax planning advice. The phone lines are now closed, but there are still resources available for those in need of tax planning help.

How to find tax planning help

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Free tax return preparation

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IRS: Free-file program

IRS website

Form 1040

Tax forms

1040 instructions

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1040A instructions

Stormwater from a construction site drained onto a family's northeast Raleigh property, and the city said the builder is doing nothing wrong.

Neighbors' yards flooded with stormwater from Raleigh construction site; more than 40 complaints made against same developer

Yards flooded by construction site

What makes a good beach town? Access to a beach, of course, but also plenty of indoor and outdoor activities to keep kids entertained, warm weather and a long beach season.

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