North Carolina Employer Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (North Carolina Employer Kit 2027, 2027 Payroll Rate Change, 2027 Payroll Tax Setup)

Who it is for

Owners and bookkeepers running payroll for employees in North Carolina, from 2027 rate changes to unemployment tax setup.

Not the right fit if

Your employees don't work in North Carolina, or a payroll provider already handles these filings for you. Not a payroll service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The North Carolina kits are built only from our North Carolina data files: North Carolina data files, checked November 2026 against 20 official pages, among them North Carolina Division of Employment Security (DES); NC DES: Tax Rate Information; NC Department of Revenue: Form NC-4; North Carolina New Hire Directory: FAQs; NC Department of Labor: State and Federal Workplace Poster Requirements; G.S. Chapter 64, Article 2: Verification of Work Authorization, North Carolina General Assembly; House Bill 1214 (Session 2025), committee substitute; Session Law 2011-263 (House Bill 36), North Carolina General Assembly.
• 2027 Payroll Rate Change Checklist and 2027 Payroll Tax Setup Checklist cover every state; the North Carolina kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• North Carolina Employer Compliance Kit 2027. The 2027 employer rules for North Carolina in one package: SUTA wage base; 1% new employer rate; new hires reported in 20 days; $7.25 minimum wage. Eight steps from unemployment tax registration to year-end filing, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date, from North Carolina Division of Employment Security (DES), North Carolina New Hire Directory, North Carolina Industrial Commission. What it confirms: open a state unemployment tax account: Create an NCSUITS account through des.nc.gov; DES no longer accepts paper NCUI-101 forms (2026 Employer Desk Guide); taxable wage base for 2027: Not announced yet when we checked in November 2026; taxable wage base for 2026 (the latest published): $34,200 per employee in 2026; new employer tax rate: 1% for a new employer; quarterly wage reports and payments: DES's 2026 desk guide lists February 2 (fourth quarter 2025), April 30, July 31 and November 2, 2026; weekend dates move to the next business day; state income tax withholding: State income tax applies; report each new hire to the state: Within 20 days of the new employee's hire date; e-Verify for private employers: An employer with 25 or more employees in the state must check each new employee through E-Verify after hiring; minimum wage now (2026): $7.25 an hour; minimum wage change in 2027: $7.25 an hour; no scheduled change in our data; tipped employees: Cash wage of at least $2.13 an hour in 2027, with tips making up the rest; paid sick leave: No statewide paid sick leave law for private employers; meal breaks for adults: no state rule; No mandatory meal break for employees 16 and older; rest breaks for adults: no state rule; No mandatory rest break for employees 16 and older; breaks for workers under 18: Youth under 16 get at least a 30-minute break after 5 hours; workers' compensation insurance: In general, businesses that regularly employ three or more employees; final pay when you let someone go: On or before the next regular payday, for employment that ends for any reason; final pay when an employee quits: On or before the next regular payday, for employment that ends for any reason; state copies of W-2s and 1099s: The Secretary has elected to waive the administrative requirement to file federal Form 1099-MISC or 1099-NEC with Form NC-3 if the 1099 does not reflect North Carolina income tax withholding. 10 dates our North Carolina files state: 4 quarterly due dates from North Carolina Division of Employment Security (DES);
• 2027 Payroll Rate Change Checklist. Change pay rates on the right date, tell your staff and swap the poster, with every state's 2027 rate in one workbook.
• 2027 Payroll Tax Setup Checklist. Get state unemployment accounts, rates, wage bases and quarterly dates right before the first 2027 payroll.