If you are moving to South Carolina from another state, be sure to check out the following information:
General Tax Guide for New Residents by the Department of Revenue for South Carolina:
http://www.sctax.org/NR/rdonlyres/F2D93705-474A-4ECB-8577-BE4D7B513946/0/MovingtoSouthCarolina.pdf
South Carolina’s Individual Income Taxes: http://www.sctax.org/default.htm
Example of Charleston’s County Property Tax Card (general overview of how much your taxes will be): http://www.charlestoncounty.org/Departments/Assessor/index.htm
Please check the SC Department of Revenue website, http://www.sctax.org for up-to date information. State’s tax laws change frequently so I encourage you to visit their website for current information. You can also call the Department of Revenue main number at (803) 898-5300.
If you are retired or plan on retiring in the next few months, I strongly encourage you to check out my website devoted to retirement in the Charleston area/Sullivan’s Island. It gives detailed information on South Carolina’s benefits, taxation on retirement benefits…The website is: