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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.5154 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20000530 Primary Sponsor:Wilkes All Sponsors:Wilkes, M. McLeod and Knotts Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\9689htc00.doc Companion Bill Number:1418 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Income tax rates, maximum of five percent for certain taxpayer of businesses, corporations, partnerships, company History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20000601 Companion Bill No. 1418 House 20000530 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-515, SO AS TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM FIVE PERCENT STATE INCOME TAX RATE ON SOUTH CAROLINA TAXABLE INCOME RECEIVED BY A TAXPAYER IN THE TAXPAYER'S CAPACITY AS A SOLE PROPRIETOR OF A BUSINESS, A SHAREHOLDER OF A SUBCHAPTER "S" CORPORATION, PARTNER IN A PARTNERSHIP, OR MEMBER OF A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 5, Chapter 6, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 12-6-515. Notwithstanding the rates imposed pursuant to Section 12-6-510, a maximum rate of five percent of South Carolina taxable income applies to income received by or attributed to a taxpayer as a result of the taxpayer's status as a:
(1) sole proprietor of a business;
(2) shareholder of a subchapter 'S' corporation;
(3) partner in a partnership; or
(4) member of a limited liability company.
The special rate allowed by this section does not apply for a guaranteed payment to a partner for personal service rendered by the partner for the partnership."
SECTION 2. Upon approval by the Governor, this act applies for taxable years beginning after 1999.
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