2021 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 12 - Taxation
Chapter 6 - South Carolina Income Tax Act
Section 12-6-3910. Estimated tax payments form; due dates; treatment of excess where estimated payments or withholdings more than tax liability; waiver of penalties.

(A) South Carolina estimated tax payments must be made in a form prescribed by the department in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Sections 6654 and 6655 except that:

(1) the small amount provisions in Internal Revenue Code Sections 6654(e)(1) and 6655(f) are one hundred dollars;

(2) income for the first installment for corporations is annualized using the first three months of the taxable year;

(3)(a) The due dates of the installment payments for calendar year taxpayers other than corporations are:

First quarter: April 15 Second quarter: June 15 Third quarter: September 15 Fourth quarter: January 15 of the following taxable year.

(b) The due dates of the installment payments for calendar year corporations are:

First quarter: April 15 Second quarter: June 15 Third quarter: September 15 Fourth quarter: December 15.

(c) In applying the estimated tax payment provisions to a taxable year beginning on a date other than January 1, the month that corresponds to the months specified above must be substituted.

(B) Payments required by this section are considered payments on account of income taxes imposed by this chapter and license fees imposed by Chapter 20 for the taxable year designated.

(C) To the extent that estimated tax payments and withholdings are in excess of the taxpayer's income tax and license fee liability as shown on the income tax return, the taxpayer may claim a:

(1) refund; or

(2) credit for estimated tax for the succeeding taxable year.

(D) For corporate taxpayers, estimated tax payments will be deemed to apply first to income taxes and then apply to license fees.

(E) The department may waive estimated tax payment penalties for corporations that calculate South Carolina estimated tax payments based on a federal law that increases estimated tax payments in one estimated tax payment period and decreases estimated tax payments for one estimated tax payment period, or changes the dates estimated tax payments are due for not more than one month.

HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 76, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 334, Section 8A, eff June 24, 2002; 2002 Act No. 363, Section 1B eff August 2, 2002; 2010 Act No. 142, Section 4, eff March 31, 2010.

Editor's Note

2002 Act No. 334, Section 8.E and 2002 Act No. 363, Section 1.F provide as follows:

"This section takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies for estimated taxes due after 2002."

2010 Act No. 142, Section 5 deleted 2007 Act No. 110, Section 49, which provides:

"A taxpayer must not be penalized for following the provisions of Section 401 of the federal Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 for South Carolina purposes."

2010 Act No. 142, Section 6 deleted 2009 Act No. 16, Section 3, which provides:

"For purposes of Section 12-6-3910, as last amended by Act 363 of 2002, a taxpayer must not be penalized for following the provisions of Section 3094 of the federal Housing Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (PL 110-289) for South Carolina purposes."