Millions of Americans are expecting a tax refund. Many will use it on things like bills, debt and other essentials. If you donât have any pressing financial matters to pay for at the moment, you may look at investing it in your future. PennyGemâs Johana Restrepo has more. Q: Can you get us an update on when we might expect our NC State tax refund? We submitted our tax digitally March 5 and have checked the NCDOR web site with no adequate explanation. This is unacceptable and irresponsible for us to not have our refund yet. â C.W. Answer: Schorr Johnson, the director of public affairs for the N.C. Department of Revenue, said that