How to claim: TC-1
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who purchase and install:

• conservation tillage equipment
• a drip/trickle irrigation system, 
  or
• a dual purpose combination truck and crane equipment

Credit amount: 

• 25% of expenditures
• Can’t exceed $2,500 for each of the three measures

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-2
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who have a contract with the State of South Carolina and who subcontract with a socially and economically disadvantaged small business
Credit amount: 

• 4% of the payments to the subcontractor
• Can’t exceed $50,000 per year
• Can only claim the credit for 10 years

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-3
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who construct water storage and control structures
Credit amount: 

• 25% of expenditures
• Can’t exceed $2,500

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-4
Who is eligible: Certain employers who create and maintain 10 or more new full-time jobs
Credit amount: 

• Amounts per job created are based on year of creation and county location
• Can’t exceed 50% of tax liability

Tax type: Income Tax, Bank Tax, Insurance Premium Tax
Credit carryforward: 15 years

How to claim: TC-4SB
Who is eligible: Qualifying small businesses with 99 or fewer full-time employees who create and maintain two or more new full-time jobs
Credit amount: 

• Amounts per job created are based on year of creation, county location, and gross wages
• Can’t exceed 50% of tax liability

Tax type: Income Tax, Bank Tax, Insurance Premium Tax
Credit carryforward: 15 years

How to claim: TC-4SA
Who is eligible: Qualifying small businesses with 99 or fewer full-time employees who create and maintain two or more new full-time jobs
Credit amount: 

• Amounts per job created are based on year of creation, county location, and gross wages
• Can’t exceed 50% of tax liability

Tax type: Income Tax, Bank Tax, Insurance Premium Tax
Credit carryforward: 15 years

How to claim: TC-5
Who is eligible: Landowners who donate to the State of South Carolina land adjacent to a river, eligible under the Scenic Rivers Program
Credit amount: 

• The fair market value of the donated land or easement
• Credit taken over a five-year period

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-6
Who is eligible: Corporations who invest in qualifying infrastructure projects dedicated to public use or a qualifying private entity
Credit amount: 

• 50% of qualifying investments
• Can’t exceed $10,000 per project

Tax type: Corporate Income Tax, Bank Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-8
Who is eligible: For taxpayers establishing a headquarters facility in South Carolina or expanding or adding to an existing headquarters facility
Credit amount: 

• 20% of qualifying investments
• Qualifying real property cost must be at least $50,000

Tax type: Corporate Income Tax, Corporate License Fee, Bank Tax, Individual Income Tax, or Fiduciary Income Tax​
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-9
Who is eligible: Employers who establish and/or operate a child care program for their employees
Credit amount: 

• The sum of the following:
  • 50% of startup expenses, limited to $100,000 
    and
  • Lesser of 50% of yearly operating expenses or $3,000 per employee benefiting from the program
• Credit can't exceed 50% of tax liability.

Tax type: Income Tax, Bank Tax, Insurance Premium Tax
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-11
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who place qualified manufacturing and productive equipment into service
Credit amount: 

• 0.5% of total aggregate bases for all three-year property
• 1.0% of total aggregate bases for all five-year property
• 1.5% of total aggregate bases for all seven-year property
• 2.0% of total aggregate bases for all 10-year property
• 2.5% of total aggregate bases for all 15-year or greater property

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-11A
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who place qualified plastics and rubber manufacturing and productive equipment into service
Credit amount: 

• 0.5% of total aggregate bases for all three-year property
• 1.0% of total aggregate bases for all five-year property
• 1.5% of total aggregate bases for all seven-year property
• 2.0% of total aggregate bases for all 10-year property
• 2.5% of total aggregate bases for all 15-year or greater property
• Plus, New Jobs Credits

Tax type: Income Tax, Withholding Tax
Credit carryforward: 10 years (15 years for New Jobs Credit)

How to claim: TC-12
Who is eligible: Employers who hire recipients of Family Independence Payments
Credit amount: 

• 20% of wages for each full month of the first 12 months of employment
• 15% of wages for each full month of the second 12 months of employment
• 10% of wages for each full month of the third 12 months of employment
• Credit can't exceed $5,500 per employee when combined with New Jobs Credit.

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: 15 years

This credit was repealed on June 30, 2023.

How to claim: TC-14 (Make sure to use the form for the correct year)
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who invest in qualifying community development corporations or financial institutions
Credit amount: 

• 33% of qualifying equity investments
• Beginning in 2019, 50% of qualifying cash donations
• Credit amount authorized by the South Carolina Department of Commerce

Tax type: Income Tax, Bank Tax, Insurance Premium Tax
Credit carryforward: Three years

How to claim: TC-17
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who construct or operate a qualifying recycling facility
Credit amount: 

• 30% of qualifying investments
• Recycling facility investment must be at least $150 million.

Tax type: Corporate Income Tax, Sales & Use Tax, Corporate License Fee
Credit carryforward: Until credit is used

How to claim: TC-18
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who claim a federal Income Tax credit for research expenses made in South Carolina
Credit amount: 

• 5% of qualified research expenses in South Carolina
• Can’t exceed 50% of tax liability after all other credits have been applied

Tax type: Income Tax, Corporate License Fees
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-19
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who contributed a qualifying gift of land or real property for conservation
Credit amount: 

• 25% of the contribution amount
• Limited to $250 per acre donated
• Can’t exceed $52,500 per tax year

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Unlimited, can be transferred to another taxpayer

How to claim: TC-20
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who participate in voluntary cleanup activity under the Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Program
Credit amount: 

• 50% of cleanup expenses
• Can’t exceed $50,000 in a tax year
• DHEC certifies credit amount

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years, limited to $100,000

How to claim: TC-21
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who receive the federal credit for rehabilitating a certified historic structure in South Carolina
Credit amount: 

• 10% of restoration expenses
• Taxpayer may elect 25% credit, not to exceed $1,000,000
• Credit taken over three-year period

Tax type: Income Tax, Corporate License Fee
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-22
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who rehabilitate a certified historic residential structure in South Carolina
Credit amount: 

• 25% of restoration expenses
• Expenses must exceed $15,000 within 36 months
• Credit taken over three-year period

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-23
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who rehabilitate an abandoned textile mill site in South Carolina
Credit amount: 

• 25% of rehabilitation expenses
• Must file a Notice of Intent to Rehabilitate with the SCDOR before receiving building permits
• Credit taken over five-year period

Tax type: Income Tax, Bank Tax, Insurance Premium Tax, Corporate License Fees
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-24
Who is eligible: Production companies who produce one or more commercials in South Carolina with an investment of $500,000 or greater
Credit amount: 

• 10% of expenses in South Carolina
• Credit amount approved by South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-25
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who invest in a company that develops or produces a motion picture or a company that constructs, converts, or equips a motion picture production facility in South Carolina
Credit amount: 

• 20% of the investment
• Limited to $100,000 for motion picture projects
• Can’t exceed 50% of tax liability when combined with other credits
• Credit amount approved by South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: 15 years

How to claim: TC-26
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who lend money to the South Carolina Venture Capital Authority (SCVCA)
Credit amount: 

• The amount of the principal loan plus interest
• Can’t exceed $20 million total in any year
• Credit certificate issued by the SCVCA

Tax type: Income Tax, Bank Tax, Insurance Premium Tax, Corporate License Fees
Credit carryforward: Unlimited

How to claim: TC-27
Who is eligible:
Individuals who meet the following requirements:

• They must have held a health insurance policy covering themselves, their spouse, and/or an eligible dependent from an insurance company that has withdrawn from writing health insurance policies in South Carolina
• As a result of seeking replacement coverage, they must have been assigned to the South Carolina Health Insurance Pool, and have received a replacement insurance policy having substantially the same coverage but with a higher premium than the former policy

Credit amount: 

• 50% of the premium costs paid for health insurance coverage
• Can’t exceed $3,000 for each person covered

Tax type: Individual Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-28
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who pay an annual fee to the South Carolina Quality Forum to participate in quality programs
Credit amount: South Carolina Quality Forum registration fee plus 50% of any fees to participate in the organizational performance excellence assessment process
Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-29
Who is eligible: Individual who contribute to a qualified retirement plan taxed by another state
Credit amount: Lesser of total taxes paid to another state on contributions or 7% of contributions taxed by another state
Tax type: Individual Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-30 (if claiming Income Tax credit) or WH-1670 (if claiming employee Withholding Tax credit)
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who increase their South Carolina port cargo volume by a minimum of 5% over their base year port cargo volume in a calendar year by engaging in:

• manufacturing
• warehousing
• freight forwarding
• freight handling
• goods processing
• crossdocking
• transloading
• wholesaling of goods
• distribution

Credit amount: Amount and type of credit are determined by the South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development
Tax type: Income Tax, Withholding Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

This credit has expired and is only available if Notice of Intent and building permits were issued before July 1, 2016.
How to claim: TC-31
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who rehabilitate a qualifying abandoned retail facility site
Credit amount: 

• 10% of rehabilitation expenses
• Taken over eight years

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-32
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who complete a qualifying premarital preparation course within 12 months before applying for a marriage license
Credit amount: $25 ($50 for couples)
Tax type: Individual Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-34
Who is eligible: Corporations who create and maintain at least 100 new full-time jobs at a qualified manufacturing facility
Credit amount:  Not a credit, but does provide a ten-year (in some cases 15-year) moratorium on Corporate Income Taxes
Tax type: Corporate Income Tax, Insurance Premium Tax
Credit carryforward: None (not a tax credit)

How to claim: TC-35
Who is eligible: Individual taxpayers who place a qualifying vehicle under IRC section 30B into service. This includes:

• qualified fuel cell vehicles
• advanced lean burn technology vehicles
• qualified hybrid vehicles; and
• qualified alternative fuel vehicles

All-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles do not qualify for this credit. 

Credit amount: 20% of the federal credit amount before phase-out
Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-36
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who contribute to the Industry Partnership Fund at the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) and/or an SCRA-designated affiliate
Credit amount: 

• For tax years beginning after 2020, the maximum credit to a single taxpayer is $500,000.
• The total amount that can be claimed by all taxpayers is $12 million.
• If the $12 million is not met within 60 days of the opening date for the credit application, the maximum credit for a single taxpayer increases to $1 million until the $12 million maximum total is met.
• Credit amount certified by the SCRA.

Tax type: Income Tax, Bank Tax, Insurance Premium Tax, Corporate License Fees
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-37
Who is eligible: Manufacturing facilities that comply with whole effluent toxicity testing
Credit amount: 25% of qualifying investments
Tax type: Corporate Income Tax
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-38
Who is eligible:
Taxpayers who own and install a solar energy system, small hydropower system, or geothermal machinery and equipment used for:

• heating water
• space heating
• air cooling
• energy-efficient daylighting
• heat reclamation
• energy-efficient demand response
• energy generation

Credit amount: 

• 25% of the cost of purchasing and installing the system
• Can’t exceed $3,500 for each facility or 50% of tax liability

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-40
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who place into service a facility producing:

• corn-based ethanol or soy-based biodiesel
• ethanol or biodiesel using a feedstock other than corn or soy

Credit amount: 

• $0.075 per gallon for 36 months
• Must be pre-approved by the State Energy Office

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: 10 years

This credit is only available for property placed in service before January 1, 2023.
How to claim: TC-41
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who place into service a facility that is used for distributing or dispensing renewable fuel, or produces renewable fuel
Credit amount:​

• 25% of the cost of constructing, renovating, and equipping the facility
• Must be pre-approved by the State Energy Office

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-43
Who is eligible: Individual taxpayers who retrofit their legal residence to be more resistant to hurricanes, floods, or catastrophic wind damage
Credit amount: 

• Lesser of 25% of costs or $1,000
• Additional credit of up to $1,500 for Sales & Use Tax paid on purchases of qualifying tangible personal property

Tax type: Individual Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-44
Who is eligible: Individual taxpayers who pay residential property and casualty insurance premiums in excess of 5% of their adjusted gross income
Credit amount: Can’t exceed $1,250
Tax type: Individual Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-45
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who employ an apprentice
Credit amount: 

• Must be registered with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship of the Employment and Training Administration
• The credit is equal to the cost of the apprenticeship or $1,000, whichever is greater, for each employed apprentice.
• Can be claimed for up to four years per apprentice
• For a tax year, the credit cannot exceed:
  • $4,000 for an apprentice, 
    or
  • $6,000 for the youth apprenticeship program.
• For a taxpayer to claim the credit for more than four years, the apprentice must:
  • ​Complete the apprenticeship, 
    and
  • Remain an employee of the taxpayer.
• If the apprentice meets those qualifications, the taxpayer is eligible to claim a $1,000 credit for up to three additional tax years. ​

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Three years

How to claim: TC-46
Who is eligible: Individual taxpayers who are shareholders in a bank that files as an S Corporation
Credit amount: 100% of the taxpayer’s share of the S Corporation’s Bank Tax paid
Tax type: Individual Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-51 
Who is eligible: Licensed meat producers, butchers, and processing plants that process and donate deer meat to charitable organizations engaged in distributing food to the needy
Credit amount: 

• $75 per deer carcass
• Taxpayer must be licensed by the State or U.S. Department of Agriculture

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-52
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who install a fire sprinkler system in a commercial or residential structure
Credit amount: 

• 25% of the cost of installing the fire sprinkler system
• Not allowed if the system is required by law
• Local taxing entity must allow an equal credit against Real Property Tax

Tax type: Income Tax, Real Property Tax
Credit carryforward: None

This credit has expired and is only available for taxpayers who qualified before July 2, 2024.

How to claim: TC-53
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who purchase a manufactured home that meets or exceeds the energy-saving efficiency requirements or ENERGY STAR program requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or U.S. Department of Energy
Credit amount: 

• $750
• Must receive written certification from the South Carolina Energy Office

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-55
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who rehabilitate or renovate abandoned buildings
Credit amount: 

• Maximum of $700,000 credit per tax year for each site
• Must incur more than:
  • $250,000 in expenses for buildings located in unincorporated areas of counties with more than 25,000 residents
  • $150,000 in expenses for buildings located in unincorporated areas of counties with 1,000-24,999 residents
  • $75,000 in expenses for buildings located in municipalities with fewer than 1,000 residents
• Must give notice of intent before incurring expenses

Tax type: Income Tax, Bank Tax, Savings & Loan Tax, Insurance Premium Tax, Corporate License Fee
Credit carryforward: Five years

The High Growth Small Business Job Creation Act was repealed on December 31, 2025. The SCDOR cannot approve any claims for credits for investments made after December 31, 2025.

How to apply:

• Application instructions for Angel Investor Credit

How to claim: TC-56
Who is eligible:
Angel investors who invest in qualified businesses that have been certified by the Secretary of State. These qualified businesses are primarily engaged in:

• manufacturing
• processing
• warehousing
• wholesaling
• software development
• information technology services
• research and development

Credit amount: 

• 35% of qualified investments made in a qualified business between 2013 and 2025

How to claim: TC-57
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who make a qualifying donation to the Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children’s Fund (Exceptional SC)
Credit amount: 

• Beginning with tax year 2021, can’t exceed 75% of tax liability
• Prior to tax year 2021, can't exceed 60% of tax liability
• The annual credit cap is tracked and posted by Exceptional SC​

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Three Years beginning tax year 2021

This credit has expired and is only available for taxpayers who qualified before December 31, 2024.

How to claim: TC-58
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who construct, purchase, or lease solar energy property on qualifying sites in South Carolina
Credit amount: 

• 25% of the cost of solar energy property
• Taken in five annual installments
• Must be pre-approved by the SCDOR

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

This credit has expired and is only available if the property was placed in service by January 1, 2026.

How to claim: TC-59
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who place property used for distributing, dispersing, or storing alternative fuel into service in South Carolina
Credit amount: 

• 25% of qualified investments
• Taken in three equal installments

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-60 (Make sure to use the form for the correct year)
Who is eligible: Full-year South Carolina residents who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit on their federal return
Credit amount: 

• 125% of the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit for 2023 and after
• 104.17% of the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit for 2022
• 83.33% of the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit for 2021
• 62.50% of the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit for 2020
• 41.67% of the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit for 2019​
• 20.83% of the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit for 2018

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-61 (if claiming Income Tax credit) or WH-1671 (if claiming employee Withholding Tax credit)
Who is eligible: Agribusiness operations or agricultural packaging operations who increase their purchases of certified South Carolina-grown agricultural products by 15% or more in a calendar year beginning after 2017 and ending before 2028
Credit amount: 

• Can’t exceed $100,000
• Maximum credit amount of $1 million for all taxpayers for tax year 2019
• Must be certified by the Coordinating Council for Economic Development

Tax type: Income Tax, Withholding Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years (Income Tax) or 20 quarters (Withholding Tax)

How to claim: T​​C-62 (Make sure to use the form for the correct year) 
Who is eligible: Eligible physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, or physician assistants who serve as a preceptor for at least two qualifying clinical rotations required by a medical school, physician assistant program, or advanced practice nursing program
Credit amount: 

• Amounts per rotation are based on:
  • Type of preceptor (physician, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant)
  • Percentage of practice that is Medicaid-insured, Medicare-insured, or self-pay patients
  • Tax year
• Credit is per rotation, for up to four rotations
• Taxpayers serving more than four rotations can earn a deduction for up to six additional rotations
• Can’t exceed 50% of tax liability after all other credits are applied

Tax type: Income Tax
Credit carryforward: 10 years

How to claim: TC-63
Who is eligible: Owners of residential low-income rental buildings for projects placed in service after January 1, 2020 and before December 31, 2030.
Credit amount: 

• Amount is equal to the federal low-income housing credit allowed under IRC Section 42
• Must receive an eligibility statement from the South Carolina Housing and Finance Development Authority

Tax type: Income Tax, Corporate License Fee, Bank Tax, Insurance Premium Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-6​4
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who hire a formerly incarcerated individual as a new employee in a registered apprenticeship validated by the US Department of Labor. The credit is available for employees hired from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026. (I-64 Pre-Screening for Formerly Incarcerated Apprenticeship Credit​ ​form for employers)​
Credit amount: 

• $3,000 for year one
• $2,500 for year two
• $1,000 for year three

Tax type: Corporate or Individual Income Tax, Bank Tax, Savings and Loan Tax, Corporate License Fee, or Insurance Premium Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-​​65
Who is eligible: Taxpayers who hire a veteran of the US Armed Forces as a new employee in a registered apprenticeship validated by the US Department of Labor. The credit is available to employees hired from June 22, 2022 to December 31, 2026.​ (I-65 Pre-Screening for Veterans Apprenticeship Credit ​form for employers)
Credit amount: 

• $3,000 for year one
• $2,500 for year two
• $1,000 for year three

Tax type: Corporate or Individual Income Tax, Bank Tax, Savings and Loan Tax, Corporate License Fee, or Insurance Premium Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: TC-​​66​
Who is eligible: Taxpayers with qualified railroad reconstruction or replacement expenditures.  The credit is available for tax years beginning after December 31, 2023, and is repealed on December 31, 2028. The guidelines for the Railroad Expenditures Credit are administered by the SC Department of Commerce. 
Credit amount: 

• Amount is equal to the lessor of the total credit available to you or your current year tax liability.
• Must receive a Credit Certificate from the SC Department of Commerce confirming the amount of approved credit.

Tax type: Corporate or Individual Income Tax, Bank Tax, Savings and Loan Tax, or Insurance Premium Tax
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: TC-​​67​
Who is eligible:  A taxpayer who encumbers property with a perpetual recreational trail easement and right of way. The credit is available for tax years beginning after December 31, 2023, and will be repealed on January 1, 2029. 
Credit amount: Ten cents (.10) for each square foot of property encumbered by the recreational trail easement​
Tax type: Corporate or Individual Income Tax, and Fiduciary Income Tax.​
Credit carryforward: Five years

How to claim: SC1040TC Worksheet
Who is eligible: South Carolina residents and part-year residents who pay taxes to South Carolina and another state on the same income
Credit amount: Lesser of South Carolina tax paid or tax paid to another state
Tax type: Individual Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: SC1040TC
Who is eligible:
Individuals who pay for nursing facility level of care, certified by a licensed physician, for themselves or another individual, to:

• an institution providing nursing facility level of care, 
  or
• a provider of in-home or community care

Credit amount: 

• 20% of expenses
• Can't exceed $300

Tax type: Individual Income Tax
Credit carryforward: None

How to claim: I-319 (Make sure to use the form for the correct year)
Who is eligible: Qualifying students attending a South Carolina college or university
Credit amount: 

• Beginning in 2018, credit is 50% of tuition paid, limited to $1,500, for two-year and four-year schools.
• For tax years before 2018, credit is 25% of tuition paid, limited to $350 for two-year schools and $850 for four-year schools.

Tax type: Individual Income Tax

How to claim: I-333
Who is eligible: Resident taxpayers who use anhydrous ammonia for agricultural purposes
Credit amount: Amount paid to purchase the additive for anhydrous ammonia required by SC Code Section 44-53-375(E)(2)(a)(ii)
Tax type: Income Tax

How to claim: I-334
Who is eligible: Resident taxpayers who produce milk for sale
Credit amount: 

• $10,000 for the first 500,000 pounds of milk produced and sold below the production price
• $5,000 for each additional 500,000 pounds of milk produced and sold below the production price
• Credit amount is certified by the South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture

Tax type: Income Tax

How to claim: I-3​​60 (Make sure to use the form for the correct year)
Who is eligible: South Carolina classroom teachers, including classroom teachers at private schools, who were not eligible for the teacher supplies reimbursement paid by their county
Credit amount: Amount spent on teacher supplies and materials, up to:

• $400 for tax years 2024 and after
• $350 for tax year 2023
• $300 for tax year 2022
• $275 for tax years 2021 and prior

Tax type: Individual Income Tax

How to apply: Learn more about the Parental Refundable Credit
How to claim: I-361 (Make sure to use the form for the correct year)
Who is eligible: Parents of qualifying exceptional needs children who pay tuition to an eligible school
Credit amount:

• Can’t exceed $11,000 or the cost of tuition, whichever is lower, per qualifying child
  If the child receives a grant from Exceptional SC, the credit is reduced by the grant amount
• Parents must apply for the credits on MyDORWAY
• Credits are awarded on a first come, first served basis​​
• $2 million limit total for all taxpayers* (Must be pre-approved by the SCDOR)
• The annual credit cap is tracked and posted at dor.sc.gov/ecenc

*If Exceptional SC​ receives less than $12 million in donations, then the Parental Refundable Tax Credit cap of $2 million may be increased by up to $3 million. The combined credit cap cannot exceed the authorized total of $14 million dollars.

Tax type: Income Tax

How to claim: I-385 (Make sure to use the form for the correct year)
Who is eligible: South Carolina residents who purchased gas in South Carolina and had preventative maintenance costs for vehicles registered in their name
Credit amount: 
The lesser of the preventative maintenance expenses or the increase in the motor fuel user fee paid in South Carolina during the year

• The Motor Fuel Income Tax Credit is no longer available for tax years 2023 and after. ​
• 2022 motor fuel user fee increase: $0.11 per gallon
• 2021 motor fuel user fee increase: $0.09 per gallon
• 2020 motor fuel user fee increase: $0.07 per gallon
• 2019 motor fuel user fee increase: $0.05 per gallon​
• 2018 motor fuel user fee increase: $0.03 per gallon

Tax type: Income Tax