South Carolina § 12-21-820 Tax on cigarettes and tobacco products; boundary clarification.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 12-21-820 — Tax on cigarettes and tobacco products; boundary clarification.

South Carolina § 12-21-820

Title 12TAXATION

Ch. 21STAMP AND BUSINESS LICENSE TAX

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S.C. Code Ann. § 12-21-820 (2026).

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(A)If the location of a retailer that sells cigarettes and tobacco products changes from South Carolina to North Carolina as a result of the boundary clarification, as contained in the amendments to Section 1-1-10, effective January 1, 2017, and the retailer has South Carolina tax-paid cigarettes and tobacco products in inventory on the date of the boundary change, then the retailer is entitled to a refund of South Carolina cigarette and tobacco taxes paid on those cigarette and tobacco products if North Carolina imposes a tax on those cigarette and tobacco products. This refund may be issued to the retailer notwithstanding that the South Carolina tax was paid by the wholesaler from whom the retailer purchased the cigarettes and tobacco products. The retailer must provide proof that the N

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(A) If the location of a retailer that sells cigarettes and tobacco products changes from South Carolina to North Carolina as a result of the boundary clarification, as contained in the amendments to Section 1-1-10, effective January 1, 2017, and the retailer has South Carolina tax-paid cigarettes and tobacco products in inventory on the date of the boundary change, then the retailer is entitled to a refund of South Carolina cigarette and tobacco taxes paid on those cigarette and tobacco products if North Carolina imposes a tax on those cigarette and tobacco products. This refund may be issued to the retailer notwithstanding that the South Carolina tax was paid by the wholesaler from whom the retailer purchased the cigarettes and tobacco products. The retailer must provide proof that the North Carolina cigarette taxes were paid on the same cigarettes and tobacco that was previously taxed by South Carolina. (B) If North Carolina does not impose a tax on the cigarette and tobacco products in inventory as a result of the boundary clarification, South Carolina shall refund the South Carolina cigarette and tobacco taxes to the extent the South Carolina tax exceeds the North Carolina tax. The refund amount is calculated based on the inventory information required by North Carolina as a result of the boundary clarification. (C) Any wholesaler who sold South Carolina tax-paid cigarettes to a retail business is not entitled to a refund of these taxes because of a change in the retailer's location from South Carolina to North Carolina as a result of the boundary clarification.