Learn about the law and your legal rights in North Carolina. Find self-help resources to resolve your legal problems without a lawyer.
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Self-Help
Credit - An FTC Consumer Law Web Site
(Separate Website)
This web site contains documents that deal with credit issues, credit scams, privacy issues, identity theft, electronic banking and credit cards. The documents may be viewed and printed from the screen or printed in PDF format.
By: Federal Trade Commission
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Small Business Administration Web Site
(Separate Website)
The U.S. Small Business Administration, established in 1953, provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses. This web site contains information about starting and financing your business, disaster assistance, the Small Business Classroom - an on-line resource for training and informing entrepreneurs, and much more.
By: Small Business Administration
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Spanish / Español
If You Are Self-Employed
(Separate Website)
Most people who pay into Social Security work for an employer. Their employer deducts Social Security taxes from their paycheck, matches that contribution and sends taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and reports wages to Social Security. But self-employed people must report their earnings and pay their taxes directly to IRS.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in:
Chinese / 中文
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Spanish / Español
Applying for Tax Exemption
(Separate Website)
To qualify as exempt from federal income taxes, an organization must meet requirements set forth in the Internal Revenue Code.
By: Internal Revenue Service
Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)
(Separate Website)
A plan for achieving self--support, or PASS for short, is a plan for your future. Many people with disabilities want to work, and you're probably one of them. But maybe you need to go back to school before you can get a job. Or, maybe you'd like to start your own business, but you don't have the money. Whatever your work goal may be, a PASS can help you reach it. You may download a PASS form in PDF format from this page of the Social Security Administration.
By: Social Security Administration
Labor Statutes in North Carolina
(Separate Website)
The DOL has reprinted the statues, from the NC General Assembly, that pertain to the current labor laws affecting NC employees.
By: North Carolina Dept of Labor
North Carolina Statutes
(Separate Website)
The North Carolina General Assembly is offering access to the Statutes on the Internet as a service to the public. These statutes are the general laws that govern North Carolina's legal system.
By: North Carolina General Assembly
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Legal Aid of North Carolina provides free legal advice and representation in some types of cases. Click on the icon to find out what types of cases are handled and to apply online.
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