Due to the severe flooding in South Carolina, the Internal Revenue Service and the South Carolina Department of Revenue are providing tax relief to taxpayers in affected areas.
As of this writing, tax relief applies to the following counties:
- Bamberg
- Berkeley
- Calhoun
- Charleston
- Clarendon
- Colleton
- Darlington
- Dorchester
- Florence
- Georgetown
- Greenwood
- Horry
- Kershaw
- Lee
- Lexington
- Newberry
- Orangeburg
- Richland
- Sumter
- Williamsburg
The tax relief is a postponement of various tax filing and payment deadlines. Taxpayers with deadlines of October 1, 2015 or later now have until February 16, 2016, to file returns and pay any taxes due. Additional information is available on the Department of Revenue website.
Sales tax rates, rules, and regulations change frequently. Although we hope you'll find this information helpful, this blog is for informational purposes only and does not provide legal or tax advice.
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Gail Cole
Gail began researching and writing about sales tax in 2012 and has been fascinated with it ever since. She has a penchant for uncovering unusual tax facts, and endeavors to make complex sales tax laws more digestible for both experts and laypeople.