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Henderson County Taxes |
Property Taxes |
| |
County Rate
(per $100 of
assessed valuation) |
City Rate |
Special Tax |
Total |
| Henderson County |
$0.50 |
|
|
$0.50 |
| Hendersonville |
$0.50 |
$0.45 |
|
$0.95 |
| Downtown Hendersonville |
$0.50 |
$0.45 |
$0.25 |
$1.30 |
| Laurel Park |
$0.50 |
$0.31 |
|
$0.81 |
Fletcher
|
$0.50
|
$0.25
|
|
$0.75
|
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| Sales and Use
Tax |
A tax of 6% (or 5% on some food items) is levied on purchases of tangible
commodities, room and cottage rentals, laundry and dry cleaning services and
certain utility services. 2% of the tax is returned to the county in which
it was collected. The tax does not apply to medicine sold on prescription,
false teeth, eyeglasses, gasoline and coin operated laundries or motor
vehicles. Sales of boats and aircraft are taxable at 3% and mobile
(manufactured) homes at 2%. The maximum tax on a single boat or aircraft is
$1,500. The maximum tax per section of manufactured home is $300.
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| Motor Vehicles
Tax |
There is no state sales tax on motor vehicles, but there is a highway use
tax of 3% of the purchase price of a new car or the wholesale value of a
used car. It is collected by the N.C. License Plate Agency when a car is
sold and license plates are purchased. The maximum tax is $1,500. State
annual registration fee is $20 per private passenger vehicle. Municipalities
levy a fee not to exceed $5. There is no county auto license fee. State
gasoline tax is 21.5¢ per gallon. There are no local gasoline taxes.
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| Henderson County
Fire Tax Rates |
Blue Ridge .09 Valley Hill .08 Edneyville .10 Etowah-Horseshoe .07 Fletcher
.085 Green River .08 Mountain Home .09 Mills River .07 Dana .09 Bat Cave .09
Gerton .12 Raven Rock .07 Valley Hill #2 .08 No Fire District .00 no local
gasoline taxes. |
