{"id":56,"date":"2019-12-04T15:48:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T15:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:29:24","slug":"economy-taxation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/frd-staff-directory\/economy-taxation\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jonathan Tart &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jonathan.tart@ncleg.gov\">jonathan.tart@ncleg.gov<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nick Clerkin &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:nick.clerkin@ncleg.gov\">nick.clerkin@ncleg.gov<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alannah Knight &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:alannah.knight@ncleg.gov\">alannah.knight@ncleg.gov<\/a><\/h5>\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nick Long &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:nick.long@ncleg.gov\">nick.long@ncleg.gov<\/a><\/h5>\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brent Lucas &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:brent.lucas@ncleg.gov\">brent.lucas@ncleg.gov<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\" \/><\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jonathan Tart<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Personal Income Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Corporate Income and Franchise Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Sales and Use Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Alcoholic Beverage Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Insurance Premiums Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Local Tax Issues<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Privilege License Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Property Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Tobacco Taxes<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nick Clerkin<\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-aef0139a-c73a-4f9c-8953-9d98bb2cbf5c\">\r\n<li>General Fund Revenue Forecasts<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Highway Funds Revenue Forecasts<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Economic and Demographic Analysis<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Personal Income Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Corporate Income and Franchise Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Sales and Use Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Gaming Tax<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alannah Knight<\/h5>\r\n<ul id=\"block-aef0139a-c73a-4f9c-8953-9d98bb2cbf5c\">\r\n<li>General Fund Revenue Forecasts<\/li>\r\n<li>Economic Impact Analysis<\/li>\r\n<li>Sales and Use Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Property Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Tobacco Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Alcoholic Beverages Tax<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nick Long<\/h5>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Personal Income Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Corporate Income and Franchise Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Unemployment Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Insurance Premiums Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Alcoholic Beverages Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Tobacco Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Real Property Conveyance Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Privilege License Tax<\/li>\r\n<li>Disposal Taxes<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brent Lucas<a id=\"BrentLucas\" name=\"BrentLucas\"><\/a><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Sales and Use Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Property Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Occupancy Tax<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Local Tax Issues<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>Gaming Tax<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: none;height: 75px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.4148%;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/directory\/administration\/\">Administration<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.6349%;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/subject-areas\/agriculture-natural-economic-resources\/\">Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 40.9502%;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/subject-areas\/budget-development\/\">Budget Development<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.4148%;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/subject-areas\/education\/\">Education<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.6349%;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/subject-areas\/general-government\/\">General\u00a0Government<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 40.9502%;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/subject-areas\/health-human-services\/\">Health\u00a0and\u00a0Human\u00a0Services<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 25px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 25.4148%;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/subject-areas\/justice-public-safety\/\">Justice\u00a0and\u00a0Public Safety<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.6349%;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/subject-areas\/statewide\">Statewide<\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 40.9502%;height: 25px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/frd\/subject-areas\/transportation\/\">Transportation<\/a><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonathan Tart &#8211;\u00a0jonathan.tart@ncleg.gov Nick Clerkin &#8211; 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