A county auditor, after receiving statements of the rates and sums to be levied for the current year from the department and from other officers and authorities legally empowered to determine the rate or amount of taxes to be levied for the various purposes authorized by law, shall immediately proceed to determine the sums to be levied upon each tract and lot of real property and upon the amount of personal property, monies, and credits listed in his county in the name of each person. The assessment must be made equally on all real and personal property subject to the taxes and entered in one or more columns in the manner and form as the department shall prescribe. The department or the county auditor shall place a minimum assessment of at least twenty dollars on all personal property that generates a tax bill, unless a higher minimum assessment is otherwise required by law.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 65-1772; 1952 Code Section 65-1772; 1942 Code Section 2715; 1932 Code Section 2715; Civ. C. '22 Section 447; Civ. C. '12 Section 395; Civ. C. '02 Section 354; G. S. 235; R. S. 287; 1881 (17) 1011; 1958 (50) 1907; 1992 Act No. 361, Section 222; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 217; 1994 Act No. 490, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 386, Section 55.M, eff June 14, 2006.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 12-39-15. County auditors, continuing education requirements.
Section 12-39-20. Oaths of auditors.
Section 12-39-30. Suspension and removal from office; designation of substitute.
Section 12-39-40. Deputy auditor.
Section 12-39-50. Auditor may administer oaths.
Section 12-39-60. Time and place auditor shall receive returns and make assessments.
Section 12-39-70. Classifications for purposes of appraising and assessing personal property.
Section 12-39-120. Auditor may enter and examine buildings (except dwellings) to ascertain value.
Section 12-39-140. Time when tax books shall be completed.
Section 12-39-150. County duplicate list.
Section 12-39-160. Report of property subject to special levy.
Section 12-39-190. Manner of entering taxes on duplicate.
Section 12-39-200. Forms for county duplicates.
Section 12-39-210. Auditor's returns of omitted personal property; penalty.
Section 12-39-270. "Abatement book"; contents and use.
Section 12-39-280. Auditor shall permit inspection and use of his books.
Section 12-39-350. Adoption of valuations of assessor.
Section 12-39-360. Extension of date for filing returns and payment of property taxes.