North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 105. Taxation § 105-164.42B. Definitions

(1) Agreement.--Streamlined Agreement, as defined in G.S. 105-164.3.

(2) Certified automated system.--Software certified jointly by the states that are signatories to the Agreement to calculate the tax imposed by each jurisdiction on a transaction, determine the amount of tax to remit to the appropriate state, and maintain a record of the transaction.

(3) Certified service provider.--An agent certified jointly by the states that are signatories to the Agreement to perform all of the seller's sales tax functions.

(4) Member state.--A state that has entered into the Agreement.

(5) Person.--Defined in G.S. 105-228.90.

(6) Sales tax.--The tax levied in G.S. 105-164.4.

(7) Seller.--A person making sales, leases, or rentals of personal property or services.

(8) State.--The term “this State” means the State of North Carolina. Otherwise, the term “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any territory of the United States including American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

(9) Use tax.--The tax levied in G.S. 105-164.6.