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South Carolina Tax Credits

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South Carolina Tax Credits

The Jobs Tax Credit is a valuable financial incentive that rewards new and expanding companies for creating jobs in South Carolina. In order to qualify, companies must create and maintain a certain number of net new jobs in a taxable year. The number of new jobs is calculated as the increase in the average monthly employment from one year to the next.


The following types of businesses qualify for the Jobs Tax Credit:

  • Manufacturing and processing, warehousing and distribution, research and development, agribusiness operations, qualifying technology-intensive facilities, and Corporate office facilities housing a majority of the headquarters functions must create a monthly average of 10 net new jobs. Qualified service-related facilities (in certain circumstances).


The value of the credit depends on the county's development tier as set forth below:

County's Development Tier

Tier I $1,500
Tier II $2,750
Tier III $20,250
Tier IV $25,000

If the company is a manufacturing, processing, warehousing and distribution, research and development, agribusiness, or qualified technology intensive facility or a corporate office that has fewer than 99 employees worldwide, the company could qualify for the Small Business Jobs Tax Credit by creating a monthly average of 2 net new jobs, instead of 10. Under the Small Business Jobs Tax Credit, the company may only get the full credit amount for net new jobs that pay 120% of the county’s average hourly rate. For jobs that pay less than 120% of the county’s average hourly wage rate, credits from $750 to $12,500 per job (or $1,750 to $13,000 in a multi-county industrial park) may be available for qualifying companies.


For both the Jobs Tax Credit and the Small Business Jobs Tax Credit, the credit is available for a five-year period beginning with Year 2 (Year 1 is used to establish the created job levels.) The credit can be applied against corporate income tax or premium tax but cannot exceed 50% of the year’s tax liability. Unused credits may be carried forward for 15 years from the year earned.

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