Returned Checks

Returned Payments

• If a check is returned unpaid or an electronic payment is not honored by the issuer, the taxes for which the payment is given shall be deemed unpaid.
• The Wake County Tax Administration Department will not deposit or transmit returned items a second time.
• A penalty of $25.00 or 10% of the payment amount, whichever is greater, will be charged for returned checks or electronic funds transfers, with a maximum penalty of $1,000.00.
  • Fees are determined per NCGS 105-236
• This penalty will be added to and collected in the same manner as the taxes for which payment was submitted.
• For further information, please contact the Tax Administration office at 919-856-5400.