Plain-language notes on U.S. tax deadlines, IRS letters, cross-border reporting and running a small business, written by the CPAs who handle these questions every day.
Where you sit can create withholding and filing duties in more than one state. Map work location, reciprocity, and convenience-of-employer rules—state lists marked to be verified—before you rely on a single W-2.
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RSUs generally create W-2 wages at vest; employers often withhold federal tax at 22%, which may be below your bracket. RTP tech workers should use Form W-4 and 1040-ES—and watch NC withholding. Compliance planning, not tax minimization tips.
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Draft IRC §899 (“revenge tax”) was removed from the final OBBBA and never enacted. Foreign investors are not hit by that proposal’s escalating rates or Super BEAT. Chinese shareholders with U.S. holdings should still plan under existing withholding, FIRPTA, and filing rules.
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For 2026, North Carolina’s individual income tax rate falls from 4.25% to 3.99% and the C-corp rate from 2.25% to 2%—verified on NCDOR rate pages. Cary/RTP employees, owners, and C corps should update withholding, estimates, and entity models. Compliance planning only.
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