South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 8 - Income Tax Withholding
Section 12-8-1540. Agents shall furnish statements to taxpayers and department; contents.

(A) A person required to withhold income tax under this chapter, or who would have been required to withhold a tax under Section 12-8-520 if the taxpayer had claimed a single exemption, shall furnish on or before January thirty-first of the following year a properly completed federal wage and tax statement or federal 1099 to the taxpayer with respect to the remuneration paid during the calendar year, showing the following:
(1) the withholding agent's name, address, and South Carolina withholding tax account number;
(2) the taxpayer's name, address, and social security or federal employer identification number;
(3) the total amount of wages or payments; and
(4) the total amount withheld.
(B) The wage and tax statement or 1099 required to be furnished by this section may be required to be furnished at other times, and contain other information as prescribed by the department.
(C) This section does not apply to agents withholding pursuant to Section 12-8-580 who provide the seller with the nonresident real estate withholding form or to agents required to withhold income tax pursuant to Section 12-8-580.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 76, Section 2.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 12 - Taxation

Chapter 8 - Income Tax Withholding

Section 12-8-10. Definitions.

Section 12-8-510. Parties subject to withholding laws.

Section 12-8-520. Incomes subject to withholding and amounts to be withheld.

Section 12-8-530. Withholding on cash prizes or winnings; noncash prizes; exception for spectator sporting events where admission charged.

Section 12-8-540. Withholding for rent or royalty payments to nonresident; exemptions; revocation of exemption.

Section 12-8-550. Withholding for nonresident temporarily conducting business or performing personal services; exemption; revocation of exemption.

Section 12-8-560. Partial or total exemptions of classes of transactions; exemption for portion of transaction not taxable in State; waiver of withholding if compliance guaranteed and certain items given to department.

Section 12-8-570. Withholding by trust or estate from distribution to nonresident beneficiary; exemptions.

Section 12-8-580. Withholding by buyer of real property or associated tangible personal property from nonresident seller.

Section 12-8-590. Tax withholding on distributions to nonresidential shareholders of "S" corporations and nonresident partners; returns.

Section 12-8-595. Withholding on wages paid to individual failing to provide taxpayer identification number or social security number; penalties against withholding agents.

Section 12-8-600. Withholding from any type of payment included in state gross income not specified in chapter; agreement by payee and payor; properly executed withholding exemption certificate deemed request for withholding.

Section 12-8-1010. Withholding exemptions and exemption certificates.

Section 12-8-1020. Change in exemptions; decrease.

Section 12-8-1030. Incorrect withholding exemption certificate; notification of department; determination of number of exemptions to be allowed; appeal by employee.

Section 12-8-1040. Waiver of withholding requirements.

Section 12-8-1050. Withholding on wages paid for period which is not payroll period; withholding on wages paid without regard to any period; withholding in miscellaneous payroll period.

Section 12-8-1060. Estimated quarterly payments by employer of withholding.

Section 12-8-1070. Manner of withholding and amount deducted and withheld determined according to rules or regulations of department.

Section 12-8-1080. Agreement between department and U.S. Secretary of Treasury regarding withholding.

Section 12-8-1510. Inapplicability of article's provisions to withholding.

Section 12-8-1520. Withholding agents' duties to deposit and pay withholdings.

Section 12-8-1530. Quarterly returns; agent to continue to file reports until certain events occur.

Section 12-8-1540. Agents shall furnish statements to taxpayers and department; contents.

Section 12-8-1550. Due date for statements filed with department; recapitulation and reconciliation statement; request for filing extension.

Section 12-8-2010. Liability of agent failing to withhold or pay tax.

Section 12-8-2020. Refund of credit for overpayment.

Section 12-8-2030. Amount withheld held in trust for State; lien on property of agent for amount withheld; recording of lien.

Section 12-8-2040. Quarterly return, annual reconciliation, and form filed in connection with withholding considered returns.