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Much Ado About Nothing: SC Sales Tax “Reform”

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

After much publicity about eliminating two-thirds of sales tax exemptions, the SC House Ways & Means Committee concluded on Wednesday that the state’s sales tax system wasn’t so broke after all. After reviewing the $2.8 billion in sales tax exemptions, … Continue reading →

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SC House GOP Sales Tax Plan Addresses only 8 % of Exempted Sales

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Leaving the cap on sales taxes on cars untouched, the much ballyhooed elimination of “two-thirds of the special interest sales tax exemptions” in the SC House Republican Caucus’s comprehensive tax reform plan only effects 8 % of sales and use … Continue reading →

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The Rest of the Story on South Carolina Sales Tax Exemptions

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

The debate over South Carolina sales tax exemptions and caps is heating up. Some clarity is needed. In Sunday’s The State, SC Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell and House Speaker Bobby Harrell (http://www.thestate.com/2011/11/06/2034930/harrell-mcconnell-beware-democrats.html) attack the litigation filed by Democratic … Continue reading →

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