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TAX Relief 2016

HURRICANE TAX RELIEF

SC Tax Relief for Certain Taxpayers Affected by Hurricane Matthew

The South Carolina Department of Revenue is extending certain South Carolina tax deadlines for taxpayers in counties declared a federal disaster area. Filing and payment deadlines for South Carolina returns and payments due between October 4, 2016 and March 15, 2017 will now be due March 15, 2017. This tax relief applies to taxpayers who reside in an affected county or who have businesses, tax records, or tax preparers in an affected county.

Affected counties that are eligible for South Carolina tax relief currently include:

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  • Allendale
  • Bamberg
  • Barnwell
  • Beaufort
  • Berkeley
  • Calhoun
  • Charleston
  • Chesterfield
  • Clarendon
  • Colleton
  • Darlington
  • Dillon
  • Dorchester
  • Florence
  • Georgetown
  • Hampton
  • Horry
  • Jasper
  • Lee
  • Marlboro
  • Marion
  • Orangeburg
  • Sumter
  • Williamsburg

Additional counties may be added to this list in the upcoming weeks and will be posted to this page as that information becomes available.

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Official information including tax types and deadlines can be found in SCDOR Information Letter #16-12.

NEW from the IRS:

IRS Gives Expanded Tax Relief to Victims of Hurricane Matthew... Extension Filers Have Until March 15 to File

"The IRS is now offering this expanded relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as qualifying for either individual assistance or public assistance...The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred starting on Oct. 4, 2016. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until March 15, 2017, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period." Read the full article from the IRS>

Currently, the following South Carolina counties are eligible for tax relief from the IRS:
  • Beaufort
  • Berkeley
  • Charleston
  • Colleton
  • Darlington
  • Dillon
  • Dorchester
  • Florence
  • Georgetown
  • Horry
  • Jasper
  • Marion
  • Orangeburg
  • Williamsburg SC Tax Relief for Certain Taxpayers Affected by Hurricane Matthew

    The South Carolina Department of Revenue is extending certain South Carolina tax deadlines for taxpayers in counties declared a federal disaster area. Filing and payment deadlines for South Carolina returns and payments due between October 4, 2016 and March 15, 2017 will now be due March 15, 2017. This tax relief applies to taxpayers who reside in an affected county or who have businesses, tax records, or tax preparers in an affected county.

Affected counties that are eligible for South Carolina tax relief currently include:

  • Allendale
  • Bamberg
  • Barnwell
  • Beaufort
  • Berkeley
  • Calhoun
  • Charleston
  • Chesterfield
  • Clarendon
  • Colleton
  • Darlington
  • Dillon
  • Dorchester
  • Florence
  • Georgetown
  • Hampton
  • Horry
  • Jasper
  • Lee
  • Marlboro
  • Marion
  • Orangeburg
  • Sumter
  • Williamsburg

Additional counties may be added to this list in the upcoming weeks and will be posted to this page as that information becomes available.

Official information including tax types and deadlines can be found in SCDOR Information Letter #16-12.

NEW from the IRS:

IRS Gives Expanded Tax Relief to Victims of Hurricane Matthew... Extension Filers Have Until March 15 to File

"The IRS is now offering this expanded relief to any area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as qualifying for either individual assistance or public assistance...The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred starting on Oct. 4, 2016. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until March 15, 2017, to file returns and pay any taxes that were originally due during this period."

Currently, the following South Carolina counties are eligible for tax relief from the IRS:
  • Beaufort
  • Berkeley
  • Charleston
  • Colleton
  • Darlington
  • Dillon
  • Dorchester
  • Florence
  • Georgetown
  • Horry
  • Jasper
  • Marion
  • Orangeburg
  • Williamsburg

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