(A) The revenues of the tax collected under this article must be remitted to the Department of Revenue and placed on deposit with the State Treasurer and credited to a fund separate and distinct from the general fund of the State. After deducting the amount of any refunds made and costs to the Department of Revenue of administering the tax, not to exceed one percent of the revenues, the State Treasurer shall distribute the revenues quarterly to the county treasurer of the county in which the tax is imposed. The State Treasurer may correct misallocations by adjusting subsequent distributions, but these adjustments must be made in the same fiscal year as the misallocations.
(B)(1) Revenues of the tax collected and deposited pursuant to subsection (A) of this section must be distributed by the county treasurer to the political subdivisions as determined by the ordinance establishing the referendum.
(2) The amount of the revenues of the tax collected that is attributable to the funding replacement for the tax increment financing redevelopment plan or other financing plan that relies upon property tax for its funding for a particular political subdivision must be distributed by the county treasurer to the political subdivision that has enacted this financing plan to be deposited into the special tax allocation fund or other similar fund of that political subdivision as may be required by the tax increment financing law, as applicable to counties or municipalities, or by other applicable law.
(3) For counties in which there is more than one school district, the county treasurer shall distribute the revenues of the tax:
(a) in direct proportion to the one-hundred-thirty-five-day average daily membership as referenced in Section 59-20-40(1)(a) for each of the school districts for the fiscal year immediately preceding that in which a distribution is made, as certified by the State Treasurer, upon advice of the State Department of Education;
(b) pursuant to a distribution plan unanimously agreed upon by all entities with fiscal authority over the school districts within the county; or
(c) pursuant to a distribution plan authorized by local act of the General Assembly or local ordinance.
(4) For school districts that are composed of more than one county, the county treasurer shall distribute the revenues of the tax:
(a) to the portion of the school district that resides in the county adopting the provisions of this article in proportion to the district's one-hundred-thirty-five-day average daily membership, as referenced in Section 59-20-40(1)(a), in comparison to the remainder of the school district outside of the county; or
(b) pursuant to a distribution plan authorized by agreement of the multiple counties comprising the school district through local act of the General Assembly or local ordinance. For purposes of this section, the one-hundred-thirty-five-day average daily membership as referenced in Section 59-20-40(1)(a) excludes any student not residing in the county.
HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 388, Pt III, Section 1, eff January 1, 2007.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 10 - Local Sales And Use Tax
Section 4-10-20. Rate of tax; exemptions; reports by utilities; rental units.
Section 4-10-25. Construction contracts; application.
Section 4-10-35. Petition to rescind tax; referendum.
Section 4-10-40. Distribution of revenue allocated to Property Tax Credit Fund.
Section 4-10-50. Distribution of revenue set aside for the County/Municipal Revenue Fund.
Section 4-10-67. Deposit and distribution of local option use tax.
Section 4-10-70. Determination of amount to be received by eligible unit within county area.
Section 4-10-80. Reports as to total amount of revenue collected.
Section 4-10-100. Commencement of local sales and use tax.
Section 4-10-300. Short title.
Section 4-10-310. Imposition of tax.
Section 4-10-315. Additional sale and use tax not exceeding one percent.
Section 4-10-320. Commission creation; composition.
Section 4-10-330. Contents of ballot question; purpose for which proceeds of tax to be used.
Section 4-10-340. Tax imposition and termination.
Section 4-10-350. Department of Revenue to administer and collect local tax.
Section 4-10-360. Revenue remitted to State Treasurer and held in a separate fund.
Section 4-10-370. Calculating distributions to counties; confidentiality.
Section 4-10-380. Unidentified funds; transfer and supplemental distributions.
Section 4-10-390. Reimposition of tax.
Section 4-10-410. Citation of act.
Section 4-10-415. Definitions.
Section 4-10-425. Procedure for imposing tax; referendum; ballot.
Section 4-10-430. Commencement and termination.
Section 4-10-435. Collection and administration by Department of Revenue.
Section 4-10-440. Remitting revenues to State Treasurer; distribution and use of proceeds.
Section 4-10-445. Application of proceeds to debt service.
Section 4-10-450. Availability of data to calculate distributions and estimate revenues.
Section 4-10-460. Renewal or reimposition of tax.
Section 4-10-470. Counties in which sales and use tax may be imposed.
Section 4-10-510. Short title.
Section 4-10-530. Meaning of "county".
Section 4-10-540. Imposition of sales and use tax to replace vehicle tax.
Section 4-10-550. Ordinance and referendum; certification of results.
Section 4-10-560. Date of imposition.
Section 4-10-570. Petition to rescind; referendum.
Section 4-10-580. Administration and collection.
Section 4-10-590. Distribution of revenues.
Section 4-10-600. Availability of data to calculate distributions.
Section 4-10-720. Definitions.
Section 4-10-730. Local option sales and use tax; credit against property tax liability.
Section 4-10-750. Subsequent referendum.
Section 4-10-760. Referendum on question of rescinding tax.
Section 4-10-770. Collection process.
Section 4-10-780. Distribution of revenues.
Section 4-10-800. Millage limits.
Section 4-10-910. Citation of article.
Section 4-10-920. Definitions.
Section 4-10-940. Allowable fee; administration and collection.
Section 4-10-960. Information for purpose of calculating distributions and estimating revenues.
Section 4-10-980. Reimposition of local option tourism development fee.
Section 4-10-1010. Preservation procurements defined; sales and use tax.
Section 4-10-1030. Imposition and termination of the tax.
Section 4-10-1040. Administration and collection of the tax.
Section 4-10-1050. Distributions to counties; confidentiality.
Section 4-10-1060. Unidentified funds, transfers, and supplemental distributions.