2021 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 12 - Taxation
Chapter 6 - South Carolina Income Tax Act
Section 12-6-1160. Dependent deduction for resident individual.

A resident individual taxpayer is allowed an additional deduction for each dependent eligible for the South Carolina dependent exemption pursuant to Section 12-6-1140 who has not yet attained the age of six years during the applicable tax year. The deduction allowed by this section is an amount equal to the South Carolina dependent exemption allowed pursuant to Section 12-6-1140.

HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 76, Section 1; 2018 Act No. 266 (H.5341), Section 6, eff October 3, 2018.

Editor's Note

2018 Act No. 266, Sections 1, 7, 8, and 9, provide as follows:

"SECTION 1. This act may be referred to as the 'South Carolina Taxpayer Protection and Relief Act'."

"SECTION 7. The Department of Revenue shall take actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act and take the appropriate actions to educate taxpayers of the amendments contained within this act, especially those, if any, that impact filing requirements or determination of taxable income.

"SECTION 8. By January 15, 2025, the Department of Revenue, in coordination with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, shall deliver a report to the General Assembly that specifies the many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that expire after tax year 2025.

"SECTION 9. Except where specified otherwise, this act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to tax years beginning after 2017."

Effect of Amendment

2018 Act No. 266, Section 6, rewrote the section, providing that the amount of the dependent exemption is equal to the amount of the South Carolina dependent exemption.