View from the Dome December 6, 2024
The Senate and House of Representatives met this week for their organization session in preparation for the 2025 legislative session. The 126th General Assembly will convene on January 14, 2025, [...]
View From the Dome | November 8, 2024
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC The long-awaited election finally arrived this past Tuesday as South Carolinians set a new record for voting in the Palmetto State. 76% of [...]
View From the Dome | October 18, 2024
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC State economists met to review tax revenue and discuss the state of our economy. A Senate committee met to discuss the state’s growing [...]
IRS Offers Tax Relief for Victims of Hurricane Helene
By Larry Pon, CPA, EA, USTCP, CFP, PFS, AEP The IRS has announced tax relief for individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene. Here are the key details to [...]
View From the Dome | October 4, 2024
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC It has been a trying and heartbreaking week in South Carolina and across the region following the arrival of Hurricane Helene last Friday, [...]
IRS announces tax relief for victims of Hurricane Helene in South Carolina; various deadlines postponed to May 1, 2025
The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in the entire state of South Carolina that were affected by Hurricane Helene that began on Sept. [...]
Get Tax Policy Updates from the SCDOR
The best way for tax professionals to receive new guidance from the South Carolina Department of Revenue’s Policy Division is to sign up for tax policy updates. Get new and [...]
South Carolina Tax Landscape: 2024 Update and Beyond
Author: J William Strickland, MBA, JD This article originally appeared in the Summer 2024 issue of the South Carolina CPA Report As we navigate through 2024, South Carolina’s tax landscape [...]
SCDOR Tips For Reporting Your Clients’ Tax Free Weekend Sales
Submitted by: SCDOR This article originally appeared in the Summer 2024 issue of the South Carolina CPA Report Whether you are looking forward to cooler weather or looking back on [...]
IRS Announces Relief for Areas Hit by Hurricane Debby
The Internal Revenue Service today announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in four states affected by Hurricane Debby. Affected taxpayers in South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida and Georgia [...]
Key Supreme Court Decisions Impacting Tax Professionals in 2023-2024 Session
The latest session of the Supreme Court brought significant decisions that directly impact the realm of tax law. Here’s a concise look at the major cases and their implications: [...]
SCDOR Tips for Your Clients in the Business Life Cycle
South Carolina Department of Revenue This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of the South Carolina CPA Report Between March 2021 and March 2022, 21,778 South Carolina [...]
Is It Really Possible to Eliminate Busy Season?
David R. Peters, CPA, CFP, CLU, CPCU This article originally appeared in the Spring 2024 issue of the South Carolina CPA Report As the accounting pipeline continues to dwindle, [...]
View From the Dome | June 14, 2024
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC The Conference Committee on the state budget met this week but did not adopt a Conference Report. Primary elections were held on Tuesday [...]
View From the Dome | May 31, 2024
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC The Conference Committee on the state budget met and organized this week. The General Assembly will return beginning next week to deal with [...]
Understanding IRS CAF Numbers and “Pending Review” Status
CAF (Centralized Authorization File) numbers are vital for tax practitioners, enabling them to represent taxpayers before the IRS. However, these numbers can sometimes be placed in "pending review" status [...]
View From the Dome | May 24, 2024
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC State economists met this week and increased the revenue estimate adding more funds to the state budget. Governor Henry McMaster signed a number [...]
View From the Dome | May 10, 2024
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC The 125th General Assembly adjourned Sine Die yesterday at 5:00 pm after a flurry of last week activity. The second year of the [...]
View From the Dome | May 3, 2024
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC As the clock is ticking on the 125th General Assembly, the Senate was busy debating House bills this week while the House was [...]
View From the Dome | April 19, 2024
Provided by Copper Dome Strategies, LLC Judicial elections were held on Wednesday. There were numerous subcommittee and committee meetings as the clock is beginning to wind down on the [...]
From the IRS: Transcript Delivery Service Authorization Change
Submitted by the IRS As part of the IRS’ effort to continue combatting identity theft and protecting taxpayers’ personal information, we’re making changes that will impact how tax professionals [...]
Beneficial Ownership Information
By Ian Redpath, JD, LLM This article originally appeared in the Summer 2023 edition of the South Carolina CPA Report. The beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting provisions were part [...]
From the IRS: Withdrawal Process for ERC Claims, Webinar Opportunity & More
From the IRS IRS announces withdrawal process for Employee Retention Credit claims; special initiative aimed at helping businesses concerned about an ineligible claim amid aggressive marketing As part of [...]
Fall Fest Presents: SECURE 2.0 with Karen Davis
By Karen Davis, EA, MBA, PhD The “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2020” (SECURE Act) made two significant retirement plan changes starting in 2020 – [...]
IRS & SCDOR Extend Tax Relief for All 46 South Carolina Counties Following Idalia
Updated 9/8/2023 On Wednesday, September 6, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced an extension in tax filing and payment deadlines for individuals and businesses affected by the Idalia storm [...]
From SCDOR: Tax Tips for Remote Workers & Their Employers
What you need to know: If you live in South Carolina and work from home for an out-of-state employer, South Carolina Income Taxes will be withheld from your paycheck, [...]
SCDOR Launches Enhanced Online Business Tax Application
The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) has launched an enhanced online Business Tax Application to simplify the registration process for new businesses in the state. The updated application [...]
New IRA Act Bolsters R&D Tax Credit for Early-Stage Companies
South Carolina Startups Could Save an Extra $250,000 Per Year, up to $2.5MM Submitted by Margaret Krajcer JD, Vice President and General Counsel of Tax Credits Group On August [...]
Disaster Relief: Updates Regarding Hurricane Ian
Updated 10/10/2022 We just received news from the SC Department of Revenue regarding its response to Hurricane Ian. This announcement aligns the deadline extensions the IRS announced last week [...]
From SCDOR: Help Your Agribusiness Clients with These Tax Tips & Reminders
Submitted by the South Carolina Department of Revenue More than 240,000 employees work in the state’s agribusiness industry, which includes 25,000 farms as well as food producers and timber-related [...]