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By Laura Leslie. Raleigh, N.C. â Car repairs, home improvement jobs and appliance delivery and installation got a little more expensive in North Carolina on Tuesday. State and local sales tax is now collected on some labor charges. In Wake County, that's an extra 6.75 percent for a mechanic's time or the installation fees charged by Home Depot, Lowe's Home Improvement and others.
Thus the provision applies to contractors and subcontractors, but not to the owners of property. In general, homeowners and other property owners are not subject to the NC Workersâ Compensation Act for people they directly hire to do work on property they own. So a property owner who contracts with a company to improve or repair property is not covered by the provision, while the contractor they hire is.