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Local Sales Tax changes coming March 1 in three counties
Tuesday, Feb 4, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 2/4/2025
Beaufort County’s Green Space Sales Tax will expire effective March 1, 2025, while Chesterfield and Jasper counties will implement new local taxes on the same date.
Beaufort County’s County Green Space Tax is expiring
Retailers should no longer collect Beaufort County’s County Green Space Tax beginning Saturday, March 1. The county’s Sales Tax rate will be reduced from 7% to 6%.
The tax funded the county’s Green Space program, designed to preserve open spaces, protect natural resources, and provide land for recreation.
It was limited to two years or until the tax generated $100 million.
Chesterfield and Jasper counties implement new local taxes
Also effective March 1, the School District Sales Tax will expire in both Jasper and Chesterfield counties, and both counties will implement an Education Capital Improvement Sales Tax.
The Sales Tax rate will remain 8% in both counties, each of which imposes a 1% Local Option Tax in addition to the 1% Education Capital Improvement Tax and the 6% state Sales Tax.
Retailers in both Chesterfield and Jasper counties should continue to enter their net taxable sales in the same column of the Schedule for Local Taxes.
South Carolina’s statewide Sales and Use Tax rate is 6%. Counties may impose an additional 1% local Sales Tax if voters in that county approve through a referendum.
File your Sales Tax return on MyDORWAY!
The SCDOR's free online tax portal, MyDORWAY, is the fastest, easiest way for retailers to file returns and make payments to the SCDOR.
Each of the new Sales Tax rates above and all local tax changes are automatically updated when you file your Sales Tax return using MyDORWAY. Plus, automatic checkpoints help you avoid submitting an incomplete return.
For more information
SCBOS is our state’s one-stop resource to help business owners get squared away with their tax and fee obligations.
Read Information Letter 25-1 to learn more about local Sales and Use Tax changes this year.
