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Kill Devil Hills, NC Local Taxes & Fees: Business Tax Classification (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

License period
July 1 to June 30 annually
Due date
September 1 each year
Two charges
Privilege tax + registration fee
Enforcing office
Town Tax Collector
State-taxed exemption
State-taxed businesses exempt
No refunds
No refund if business closes mid-year

Summary

Kill Devil Hills levies an annual privilege license tax and a separate annual registration fee on every business operating in town, both set by the consolidated fee schedule and due each September 1.

(A) Privilege license. An annual privilege license tax as listed in the consolidated fee schedule is hereby levied on all such businesses conducted within the town. Those businesses subject to an annual privilege tax imposed by the State of North Carolina or otherwise exempted from local privilege license taxes by State law are exempt from the town's privilege license tax. (B) Business registration fee. An annual registration fee as listed in the consolidated fee schedule is hereby imposed on all such businesses conducted within the town.

Full Breakdown

04: an annual privilege license tax, listed by business type in the consolidated fee schedule and levied on all businesses conducted within the town, and a separate annual business registration fee, also set by the consolidated fee schedule, imposed on every business regardless of whether it owes the tax. 04(A). 05, a license runs for the 12-month period from July 1 to June 30, but both the privilege license fee and the registration fee are actually due September 1 each year, unless a business starts after July 1, in which case the fee and any applicable tax are due before the business opens.

08 requires a separate registration, and separate fee, for each place of business unless multiple locations are contiguous and operated as one unit. 09(B), and blind persons and members of the armed forces or merchant marine are exempt to the extent state law allows. 09(E). 02 directs that it be read to require the maximum tax or fee permitted, since it exists for revenue and regulatory purposes.

Violations & Fines

Conducting business without registering or paying the required privilege license tax or registration fee violates Chapter 110; the Tax Collector can refuse or revoke a license under § 110.12 for misrepresentation or refusal to provide required information, and unpaid deficiencies are collected under § 110.32, in addition to the general penalty provisions of § 10.99.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do all businesses in Kill Devil Hills pay a privilege license tax?
Most do, but § 110.04(A) exempts any business already subject to an annual privilege tax imposed by North Carolina or otherwise exempted by state law from the town's own privilege license tax.
When are business taxes and fees due?
Under § 110.05, the privilege license fee and business registration fee are both due September 1 each year, or before opening if the business starts after July 1.
Is the registration fee separate from the privilege tax?
Yes. Section 110.04(B) imposes an annual registration fee on every business in addition to any privilege license tax owed under § 110.04(A), both set by the town's consolidated fee schedule.
Can I get a refund if I close my business mid-year?
No. Section 110.07 states that a person who discontinues a business during the year is not entitled to a refund of any registration fee or privilege license tax already paid.

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