S 890

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 890
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
12-37-221 SO AS TO CREATE A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR property TAX CREDIT FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 37, Title 12 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:
    Section
12-37-221. (A) For the purposes of
this section, "small business" means a commercial retail service, industry
entity, or nonprofit corporation, including affiliates, that:
       (1)
is registered, incorporated, and headquartered in this State;
       (2)
is owned by a resident or residents of this State who pay income taxes in this
State;
       (3)
is independently owned and operated; and
       (4)
employs fewer than one hundred full-time employees or has gross annual sales or
program service revenues of less than three million dollars.
    (B)(1) In addition to the exemptions
provided in Section 12-37-220(A) and (B), a taxpayer who is a majority owner of
a small business, as defined in this section, is
entitled to a property bill tax credit of ten thousand dollars.
       (2)
A taxpayer shall not use the tax credit in this section more than one time each
tax year.
SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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