VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Nominations are open for multiple seats on the SCACPA Board and for Chapter Leadership for the 2021-22 membership year. Chapter Officer positions are for one year, [...]
NOTE: The offices of the South Carolina Department of Revenue will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day. MyDORWAY users can file and pay anytime [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 A “blue wave” that pollsters and pundits had predicted for months did not materialize in South Carolina in Tuesday’s election. More [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Oct. 16, 2020 With no plans for the General Assembly to return to Columbia, this will be the final weekly report until after November’s [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 Several court decisions impact the November elections and federal CARES Act funds. The Joint Bond Review Committee (JBRC) received an update [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 Gov. Henry McMaster signed a number of bills into law that were passed and ratified by the General Assembly. The General [...]
When the Senate passed bill S.545 during special session on Tuesday, Sept. 22, it represented three wins for the SCACPA Advocacy Team over this incredibly difficult year. The bill [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 The General Assembly completed a special two-week legislative session and does not have plans to return until January. In addition to [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 The General Assembly returned to Columbia to begin a special two-week legislative session. The Senate passed its version of the FY20-21 [...]
UPDATE: The South Carolina Board of Accountancy has released its announcement on this development. It is re-printed at the bottom of this post. The BOA's announcement includes a reminder [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 The Senate Finance Committee passed its version of the FY20-21 state budget and authorization for the remaining CARES Act funds. The [...]
The CPA Profession has celebrated a long list of legislative victories, but none of those successes are possible without legislators who listen to and support our position. It is [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 The Senate returned to session Wednesday to address voting laws and began committee hearings on the state budget. The Attorney General [...]
SCACPA has joined more than 120 employers and organizations across the nation in signing a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to support state tax filing and withholding relief [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 Gov. Henry McMaster announced that the state of South Carolina submitted its grant application for FEMA's Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program. [...]
The South Carolina Department of Revenue on Thursday, Aug. 26, released SC Information Letter #20-24, which extends until Dec. 31, 2020, temporary tax relief to employers with workers temporarily [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 The Senate announced plans to return to session in September. Among the considerations are changes to state election laws that could [...]
SCACPA and the AICPA are offering resource concerning the recent Executive Action on Payroll Tax Deferral. The executive action has raised many questions, and specific guidance and clarity are [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 Plans are finalized for public schools to begin opening starting next week. The Senate Re-Open SC Committee met again. Democrats flipped [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 All remaining businesses that closed as the Coronavirus began spreading across South Carolina began to reopen this week. Legislative committees met [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, July 31, 2020 Gov. Henry McMaster issued a new Executive Order on Thursday allowing all remaining businesses that closed as the coronavirus began spreading [...]
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have returned to Washington, DC, for the first time since June. Leadership from both chambers are in deep discussion about a path forward [...]
This Q&A from SCACPA and the AICPA can help your firm’s decision-making. In March of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear a case that challenges [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, July 10, 2020 Two legislative committees met this week to receive briefings on re-opening public schools in the fall and the effects of COVID-19 [...]
The SCDOR’s Information Letter 20-19 is a six-page summary of significant changes in South Carolina’s tax and regulatory laws enacted as of May 2020. It was released Thursday, July [...]
The SCDOR and IRS are offering tax relief for victims of the April 2020 tornadoes, severe storms and flooding that impacted nine South Carolina counties, it was announced Friday, [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, June 26, 2020 The General Assembly returned to Columbia and adopted a plan to appropriate the federal CARES Act funds. Results have been tabulated [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, June 19, 2020 The Senate Finance Committee met and adopted a plan to appropriate the federal CARES Act funds. House and Senate committees met to [...]
By Copper Dome Strategies Friday, June 12, 2020 Primary elections occurred this past Tuesday. Gov. Henry McMaster provided his recommendations to the General Assembly this week for the expenditure [...]
Here are the results and some context for South Carolina's Primary Elections on June 9, courtesy of Copper Dome Strategies: Federal Races U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham easily defeats his [...]