So, long story short, i moved out of NC in the beginning of 2012 and i have a now delinquent tax bill on my car that was due at the end of 2011. Hypothetically ( ), what would happen if i don't pay it? I know if i were a resident of NC, i wouldn't be able to renew my plates until the tax was paid...but since i'm no longer an NC resident, what happens?

9/22/2012 5:09:33 PM

How big is the bill?

9/22/2012 5:18:54 PM

Provide them proof you moved at the start of 2012 and ask them to provide you a revised tax bill? Or were you already 1 year late on that as well?

9/22/2012 6:40:47 PM

your taxes are due on this property for the time you lived in NC. it's not a huge deal to be late. but you do have to pay your tax bill.

9/22/2012 7:40:09 PM

The bill is for 2011, during which I was in NC. I'm going to pay the bill, because i'm not cool with tax evasion...but i'm curious what would happen if I didn't?

If this were real estate they would place a lien upon the property eventually, but with personal property I really don't know what the consequences are, if any, for not paying...

[Edited on September 22, 2012 at 10:38 PM. Reason : ]

9/22/2012 10:38:23 PM

A lien on the vehicle.

9/22/2012 10:52:00 PM

Garnished wage.

9/22/2012 11:38:41 PM

Dinner plate garnish.

9/23/2012 2:17:39 AM

If you're not expecting a tax return from the state, nothing will ever come of it.

9/23/2012 2:23:39 AM

Just dont pay it, they might get it eventually thought. I had them on 5 cars and a year or two ago they got hold of my refund and took it from that.

9/23/2012 9:00:55 AM

Assuming you have to file tax returns in 2011, you will have to deal with the department of revenue. Could also red flag you if you go for a state of local job later, or get turned over to collections. Not worth it.

9/26/2012 6:38:12 AM

Durham county sent me a letter saying they would garnish my wages from my employer...except the employer they listed was my previous employer

9/26/2012 7:30:42 AM

wow, small world. I did the exact same thing in 2006, apparently.

I just finished grad school and moved back to NC. Tried to get plates on my car, and they were like "Mecklenburg County has a tax block on you."

It took several days of emailing and a few phone calls to actually get someone to explain the situation to me, but I guess I mailed my vehicle property tax in late, back in 2006, and I owed $2.66 in late fees. They couldn't/wouldn't take an online payment for old tax bills, so my mom (lives in Charlotte, I'm in Durham) had to go in person and pay it off.

No big deal - if I didn't get a job in NC, they would have never gotten their $3 from me. I would just forget about it if I were you. And I was. In 2006

[Edited on September 27, 2012 at 6:36 PM. Reason : asdf]

9/27/2012 6:35:54 PM

To prevent this from happening again next year, be sure to turn your plates in and get a receipt. Then fax the receipt and NCDMV FS-20 to the tax authority for whatever county collects the tax.

Instructions for Wake Co. http://www.wakegov.com/tax/vehicles/adjustmentsrefunds.htm

I did this 2 years ago in Buncombe with success.

9/28/2012 2:41:25 PM