South Carolina has state income tax withholding. Its payroll tax tables changed in 2023, with fewer steps and different rates. There have been 13 changes in the past 33 years.
For a long time, the South Carolina tables use subtraction rather than addition for each "step"-- one of only a few states to do so. In 2017 they added the option to use additions instead, so we switched to that for our tables. Both methods give the same results.
HINT: TurtleSoft provides free annual updates for US federal and South Carolina tax withholding rates.
South Carolina State Withholding Instructions
To enter withholding information for one of your employees, follow these steps:
If an employee uses the 'zero deduction' option for state withholding, assign the Zero Deduction tax package to them in the Tax Package field of the Employee account. Otherwise use the standard state Tax Package, when you enter data into Goldenseal payroll software.
South Carolina State Unemployment Tax Instructions
In 2023 the South Carolina SUTA unemployment insurance tax is based on the first $14,000 in wages for each employee (unchanged from last year). The new company rate is 3.4%. After the first year the rate is calculated based on the employer's experience factor-- rates range from 1.24% to 6.10%, including a .6% contingency charge.
To enter the South Carolina SUTA tax rate for your business, follow these steps:
South Carolina Marital Status
Enter any of the following values into the Marital Status popup field in each Employee account:
State Tax Contacts
Official State Lawn Ornament
South of the Border sticker.
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