Sales Tax and Reverse Sales Tax Calculator South Carolina

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South Carolina – SC Sales Tax Calculator: User Guide

South Carolina is a state located at the easternmost of the Deep South in the Southeastern United States. The state shares its border with Georgia to the southwest, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.

This 23rd most populous and the 40th most extensive state among the 50 states is famous for its rich history, favorable weather, a slower way of life, diverse culture, southern hospitality, natural beauty, and the multitude of attractions and business and job opportunities. Consequently, attracting numerous people and businesses to settle in South Carolina.

Are you mulling over to start, expand, or relocate your business in SC? Well! It would help if you learned to deal with South Carolina Sales Tax.

Our experts have invested days and nights to bring a comprehensive SC Sales Tax Guide and a South Carolina Sales Tax Calculator to educate you with all the essentials about SC Sales Tax.

So let's explore!

South Carolina Sales Tax Facts:

• South Carolina imposes a statewide sales tax rate of 6%. Additionally, many counties levy local sales tax ranging from 0% to 3%. So, the combined sales tax rate levied can go up to 9%.
• A special sales tax may also apply to range from 0% to 2% under some special circumstances.
• Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, is among cities that levy the highest possible combined sales tax rate of 9%.
• Mauldin, South Carolina, is among the cities which levies the lowest possible combined sales tax rate of 6%.
• South Carolina's sales tax rate is lower than 65.4% of states in the US.
• Consumers use tax, rental tax, sales tax, sellers use, lodgings tax are some of the most common types of sales taxes imposed in South Carolina.
• Communications services (including TV and internet service), hotels and motels, electricity services, and laundry services are among the services which are also charged with SC Sales Tax. In contrast, most other services are exempted from South Carolina.
• Prescription drugs and groceries are exempted from South Carolina Sales Tax. While all food, boats, automobiles, aircraft, and other recreational vehicles are subject to a sales tax cap of $500. However, these purchases are not subjected to local sales tax.
• Purchases of clothing, computers, bathroom items (such as shower curtains, towels, and bath mats), school supplies, and linens can be bought without paying sales tax during sales tax holidays, which starts from on the first Friday in August and runs through the weekend.
• 1% discount on the sales tax bill can be claimed by Senior citizens over age 85.
• Tangible personal property bought from out-of-state and used in South Carolina are supposed to be subjected to South Carolina Use tax of 6%.
• Individuals and companies buying items for the purpose of resale, improvement, or as raw materials can claim SC sales tax exemption using South Carolina Sales Tax Exemption Form.

How to calculate Sales Tax in South Carolina?

Businesses and Sellers involved in the sale of goods and certain services in South Carolina have Nexus, so they must register for Sales tax. They are required to collect, manage, and remit it to the South Carolina Department of Revenue while staying in compliance with state laws and avoid penalties and interest.

The sales tax determined on four factors:

1. Nexus: It is a connection of business with a state. The business is only liable to pay taxes to the states with Nexus.
2. Out of State Seller’s Eligibility: Out of State Seller is only required to register, collect, and remit the sales tax to the authorities in the state if it falls under the criteria provided by the state.
3. Location and Products or Services: The sales tax rate varies from product to product and location to location, so you must check the sales tax rate applicable to your product according to the product category and county in South Carolina.
4. Exemptions: Almost all goods are eligible for sales tax regulation. However, Prescription drugs and Groceries are exempted under South Carolina Law. So you should check with South Carolina state government as to which goods and services sold in South Carolina are subject to sales tax.

To calculate Sales Tax in South Carolina, follow the steps below:

Step 1 – Determine your Nexus:

As a business owner, you are only required to collect sales tax if you are eligible for collecting sales tax and have Sales Tax Nexus in the South Carolina State. And to determine your Nexus in South Carolina, you must have any of the following:

• Maintaining a physical location in South Carolina, such as office, other business locations.
• An employee working for you in South Carolina.
• Having inventory in South Carolina
• Owning personal or real property in the state
• Independent contractors or other representative working for you in South Carolina
• Delivering items or goods in South Carolina through company-owned vehicles.

Step 2 – Determine the Sales Tax Rate:

Once you have determined that your Nexus is with South Carolina, next is to deduce the Sales Tax rate (State+County) applicable to your product, for which you can refer to the table below:

Step 3 – Calculate Sales Tax:

As the Sales Tax rate in South Carolina is the same, it is easy to calculate the sales tax amount charged on the product and gross price (amount after tax).

Example # 1:

For instance, you sell a School Bag on your store in Charleston, South Carolina, having a net cost of $19. The amount of Sales Tax that you have to pay on the School Bag would be:

Manual Method:

Net Price (amount before Tax) of a School Bag: $19

Total Sales Tax rate: 0.00% (Charleston) + 3.00% (Charleston County) + 6.00% (South Carolina State) = 9.00%

Total Sales Tax amount = $19 x 9.00% = $1.71

Gross Price (Amount after Tax) = 19 + 1.71 = $20.7

So the Sales Tax amount charged on the School Bag would be $1.71, raising the gross cost of it to $20.7.

Using our Sales Tax Calculator:

All of the steps mentioned above can be skipped to get an instant result using our Sales Tax Calculator. All you need is:

1. Input the $19 Net Price of a School Bag as Amount Before Tax
2. Input or select 00% of the combined Sales Tax rate on the Tax Rate menu.

Our calculator will automatically calculate the result and represents it in 3 different forms, as shown in the image below:

Reverse Sales Tax Calculation

In the example above, we have explained to you to calculate the Sales Tax amount payable in a product and the Gross Price of the Product.

But there are also instances when you are required to deduce how much Sales tax you have actually paid on a product in South Carolina.

This is where the Reverse Sales Tax Calculation Kicks in. And luckily, our South Carolina Sales Tax Calculator can perform this calculation like a Pro.

Example:

The gross cost (amount after tax) of a Book is $20, which you sell on your store in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Now, if you want to deduce the amount of sales tax you have actually paid on it and the net cost (amount before tax) of a Book, you can follow the steps below:

Gross Price (Amount after Tax) of Book: $20

Total Sales Tax rate: 0.00% (Simpsonville) + 0.00% (Greenville County) + 6.00% (South Carolina State) = 6.00%

Manual Method:

Gross Price with sales tax = [Net Price × (tax rate in decimal form + 1)]

20 = [Net Price x ((6/100) + 1)]

20 = Net Price x 1.06

$18.9 = Net Price

So the original Price (net price) of the Book would be $18.9.

Using our Sales Tax Calculator:

You can also use our Sales Tax Calculator for Reverse Sales Tax calculation to skip the aforementioned manual method. All you need is:

1. Input the $20 Gross Price of Gaming Laptop as Amount after Tax
2. Input or select 6.00% of combined Sales Tax Rate on the Tax Rate

Our calculator will automatically calculate the result and represents it in 3 different forms.

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