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New South Carolina Tax Credit to Incentivize Expanding Trail System

Cherry Bekaert

Contributor: Nick Cousino, Senior Manager A new South Carolina tax credit that encourages private parties to expand the state’s ever-growing trail system went into effect May 13. Therefore, South Carolina taxpayers who may qualify for the trails credit should plan to take advantage of the credit from tax years 2024 through 2028.

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What’s new in sales tax?

TaxConnex

The Court of Appeals of South Carolina has affirmed a state Administrative Law Court (ALC) finding that the online retail giant remains liable for eight figures in unpaid sales tax on third-party sales from 2016, interest and penalties. Here’s a review of some of the recent changes and updates. Amazon still liable.

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South Carolina Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud

CPA Practice

A South Carolina woman was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns. Boroughs for the District of South Carolina made the announcement. Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Attorney Adair F.

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South Carolina Return Preparer Sentenced to Prison for Tax Fraud

CPA Practice

A South Carolina woman was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns. Boroughs for the District of South Carolina made the announcement. Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Attorney Adair F.

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The Enigma of Drop Shipments for Sales Tax Purposes

TaxConnex

Looking at each of the two transactions individually helps to make the answer clear: Let’s look at a distributor in Arkansas who sells to a retailer in South Carolina (at that retailer’s request) and drop ships the product to the retailer’s customer in Illinois. Not all states are alike. Let’s look at a different example.

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Does sales tax apply to memberships?

TaxConnex

In South Carolina, membership fees to for-profit gyms can be exempt if the gym has aerobics/calisthenics, weightlifting or exercise, running tracks, racquetball and swimming pools. Throw in basketball courts, though, and the memberships incur sales tax. States don’t take membership sales tax lightly.

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COVID Surcharges and Sales Tax

TaxConnex

Nevada , Texas , South Carolina and New Jersey are among the first states mandating surcharges on retail sales subject to sales tax. South Carolina restaurants are charging an average of 3 percent as a surcharge.). Lately they’ve been followed by retailers, notably restaurants , nationwide. States to watch.