(a) Decision. – Upon determining that an application for refund is correct, the Secretary must issue the applicant a warrant upon the State Treasurer for the amount of the refund. If the Secretary determines that an application for refund is incorrect, the Secretary must send the applicant a proposed denial of the request for a refund. The provisions of Article 9 of this Chapter apply to the procedure for requesting a review of proposed denial of a refund sought under this Article.

(b) Interest. – The rate of interest payable on a refund is the rate set in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-241.21 Interest accrues on a refund from the date that is 90 days after the later of the following:

(1) The date the application for refund was filed.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 105-449.110

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) The date the application for refund was due. (1995, c. 390, s. 3; 1998-98, s. 30; 2007-491, s. 44(1)a; 2017-204, s. 4.5(l).)