Taxes in South Carolina

Each state’s tax code is a multifaceted system with many moving parts, and South Carolina is no exception. The first step towards understanding South Carolina’s tax code is knowing the basics.

How does South Carolina rank? Below, we have highlighted a number of tax rates, ranks, and measures detailing South Carolina’s income tax, business tax, sales tax, and property tax systems. Click the tabs below to explore!

Biological (Tax) Warfare in South Carolina

South Carolina Governor Calls for Reducing Individual and Corporate Taxes

Moody’s Announces Five States Might See Credit Downgrade

South Carolina Panel Recommends Broader Sales Tax and Lower Rate

South Carolina Tax Study Group: Broaden Sales Tax Base and Lower the Rate

Southwest Airlines Declines Public Funds in Charleston

Today is Tax Freedom Day for Arkansas, Kentucky, North Dakota and South Carolina

South Carolina Senator Wants to Crack Down on Tax Evasion by South Carolina Senators

South Carolina Considers Hefty Cigarette Tax Hike

Clarifying Federal Taxes Paid vs. Spending Received by State: MSNBC Host Cites Tax Foundation Study in Story on Stimulus Spending

Tax Foundation Data Cited by Government Officials in California, South Carolina, Minnesota, and Rhode Island

South Carolina Governor Proposes Tax Reform in State of the State Speech

BusinessWeek Features State Business Tax Climate Index; State-Local Tax Reports in Editorial Pages This Week

State Budgets: South Carolina Cuts Spending, Considers Tax Reform Plan

Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC) Pens Column in Greenville News on Tax Reform Package

Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia Propose Higher Cigarette Taxes

Best of the Blogosphere: Property Taxes, Nonpayers and Sanford’s SC Tax Reform Plan

Tax Foundation in Editorial Pages, and the Best of the Blogosphere

Sanford Proposes to Vastly Improve South Carolina’s Business Tax Climate

Tax Foundation in Idaho and Arkansas, and the Best of the Blogosphere in the States