Workshops and Seminars

The Department of Revenue sponsors or co-sponsors a variety of tax seminars and workshops throughout the year.  To be notified of upcoming workshops and seminars via e-mail subscribe to the Taxpayer Workshops Mailing List.

Free Workshops

Sales Tax Forms Workshops Withholding Tax Workshops Jobs Development and Retraining Credit Workshops (co-sponsored with the SC Departmentof Commerce) Small Business Tax Workshops  Small Business Workshop Manual

Workshops with fees

Sales and Use Seminars 2008 (Take a look at the seminars we will be offering this year. Dates and locations have been finalized!) Income Tax Workshops for Tax Professionals (Clemson Workshops)

Tutorials

The Department of Revenue develops electronic learning modules so that taxpayers who can't attend a workshop will be able to learn about that tax at their computer!  There is one module available below: Liquor by the Drink.  If you have suggestions for future topics for seminars or e-learning, please e-mail TaxpayerEd@sctax.org or call 803-898-5593. Liquor By The Drink Tutorial (View this tutorial to learn about the new Alcoholic Liquor by the Drink law and tax)

Helpful Information

IRS Small Business Links Consumer Credit Sales-  The S.C. Consumer Protection Code requires that persons who make consumer credit sales, leases or loans or persons who engage in rent-to-own, and persons who take assignments of rights against debtors arising from such transactions are required to file a notification form and pay a notification fee to the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs for each location at which such transactions are made. The notification fee is $120.00 per location. For more information click here. Notices Issued: Calhoun County & Richland County Notice Charleston County Notice Dorchester County Notice Lexington School District Tax Notice Fairfield County Notice Tax Rate Reduction and Sales Tax Holiday Lee County Notice Allendale County Notice Beaufort, Forence, Greenwood, and Horry County Notice 6% Sales and Use Tax Rate Increase The following materials are used in our Sales & Use Tax seminars and may be helpful to you: Construction Industry IRS Information Hospitality Industry: Alcoholic Beverage Manual Hospitality Industry: Restaurants & Bars Hospitality Industry: Sales & Use Tax for Hotels and Motels Agriculture Industry (large PDF file)