SC S 241
in committeeEliminate Marriage Tax Penalty
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Description
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "ELIMINATE THE MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY ACT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-525 SO AS TO ALLOW MARRIED TAXPAYERS WHO FILE A JOINT FEDERAL RETURN TO CALCULATE THEIR AMOUNT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME TAX OWED FOR THE TAX YEAR AS THOUGH EACH TAXPAYER FILED A RETURN AS A SINGLE TAXPAYER IF THE TAXPAYERS' CUMULATIVE TAX OWED WOULD BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT THEY WOULD OWE HAD THEY FILED A JOINT RETURN.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-16
- Status date
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- Latest action
- 2025-01-16 — Referred to Committee on Finance
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Cashprimary
- Corbinprimary
- Riceprimary
- Leberprimary
- Kennedyprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-01-16
Introduced and read first time
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2025-01-16
Referred to Committee on Finance
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