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S. 557
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Alexander
Document Path: l:\s-res\tca\026lice.kmm.tca.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3799, 4805
Introduced in the Senate on February 17, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: License fee on corporations
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/17/2021 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6) 2/17/2021 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 6)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 12-20-50 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE IMPOSITION OF A LICENSE FEE ON CORPORATIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE LICENSE FEE DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY PORTION OF THE FIRST FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS OF CERTAIN CAPITAL STOCK AND PAID-IN OR CAPITAL SURPLUS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-20-50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered new subsection to read:
"( ) The fee imposed pursuant to this section does not apply to any portion of the first fifty million dollars of capital stock and paid-in or capital surplus, provided that such portion of capital stock and paid-in or capital surplus is from venture capital. For the purposes of this subsection, 'venture capital' means equity, near-equity, or seed capital financing, including, but not limited to, early stage research and development capital for startup enterprises and other equity, near-equity, or seed capital for the growth and expansion of entrepreneurial enterprises."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect on July 1, 2021.
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