Know your obligations regarding NC unclaimed property As a business owner, you're typically required to report and remit unclaimed property in North Carolina. If someone forgets to pick up a deposit or a check, make sure you know what your legal obligations are.

I recommend:  Go to the North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer Unclaimed Property Program for Reporting Forms. The Business Owner's Toolkit also has information about your obligations regarding unclaimed property in North Carolina.

Search North Carolina unclaimed property to ensure that your business hasn't left some assets behind It may be a long shot, but why not perform a North Carolina unclaimed property search to make sure your business doesn't have some assets floating around out there somewhere? This makes even more sense if your business has been around for a long time or it has a long string of former owners. You might be pleasantly surprised to find that one of the former owners neglected to retrieve some NC unclaimed property or even some unclaimed land in Delaware that still belongs to your business.

I recommend:  Search for abandoned property at the North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer Unclaimed Property Program via their Unclaimed Property Search. Or search for North Carolina abandoned property along with many other states at MissingMoney.com check with CashUnclaimed.

Find abandoned property in NC at auctions State and local governments, as well as police agencies, sometimes dispose of unclaimed properties in North Carolina through auctions. If you like auctions, it can be a good way to save your business some money.

I recommend:  The High Point Police Department, and many others, dispose of unclaimed North Carolina property through PropertyRoom.com. JustAuctions features NC state unclaimed property, as well as foreclosures and seized property.