Collect tax in South Carolina

When to register for tax collection

See Thresholds to get insights about your potential tax registration obligations in South Carolina. Stripe also notifies you with email and Dashboard alerts when you need to register to collect tax. Learn more about how the monitoring tool works.

Sellers that meet either the sales or transaction number thresholds must register for a South Carolina sales tax permit, collect sales tax on sales that ship into South Carolina, and remit that sales tax to the state.

Threshold: 100,000 USD

Period: Previous or current year

Included transactions: Gross sales

Effective date: November 1, 2018

Register to collect tax

Register for sales tax in South Carolina at the tax authority. Read more about registering for sales tax in the US in our guide.

After you’ve registered to collect tax in South Carolina, go to Registrations to add your registrations to Stripe in the Dashboard. This turns on tax calculation and collection in Stripe for your transactions in South Carolina.

Learn how to add your registration in the Dashboard.

How we calculate taxes

Stripe calculates the taxes that apply to your customer’s location.

Report and file your taxes

Stripe provides reports of your completed tax transactions. Go to Registrations to access these reports.

Exports

The tax transaction data export provides a comprehensive and aggregated view of transactions by location, including a breakdown of individual tax amounts. Learn more about tax reporting exports.

Location reports

Location reports offer a summary of transaction and refund data for specific US locations and align with South Carolina filing requirements. You have the option to report on an annual, quarterly, or monthly basis.

Filing

You are responsible for filing and remitting your taxes to South Carolina. Stripe doesn’t file taxes on your behalf. For automating filing in the US, we recommend using TaxJar’s AutoFile solution.