I filed on 2/4 and owe NC. I setup to draft from my savings account, but it hasn't drafted yet. Site says they begin processing early March. Is that when it will draft?

[crystal3737a]

I am worried that something is wrong but have no idea who to contact to verify that they received my payment information and just haven't drafted it yet.

[ThomasM125]

There is probably no one you could contact at this early time to check on the status of your North Carolina return.

Your debit would not be drafted until the return was processed. So, you shouldn't expect it to be processed yet, assuming returns aren't processed until early March. Also, your payment isn't due until mid April, so you would have plenty of time to make your payment in the event it wasn't drafted in March. You can use this link to pay your North Carolina tax online, should it be necessary: Pay NC tax

[Bsch4477]

Although the NCDOR anticipates that we will begin accepting returns by Feb. 3, it will be early March before we can begin processing and validating return information and issuing refunds.

This delay is necessary as we complete updating and testing of the refund fraud validation system, a measure that protects taxpayer identity and ensures that the appropriate refunds get into the hands of the right people. Once we begin processing and validating the returns, we will post the “Where’s My Refund” application on the NCDOR.gov webpage that allows taxpayers to check the status of their tax refund.