(A) A tax is imposed upon every generation-skipping transfer, where the original transferor is a resident of this State at the date of original transfer, in an amount equal to the maximum amount allowable as a credit for state generation-skipping transfer taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 2604, to the extent the credit exceeds the aggregate amount of all taxes on the same transfer actually paid to the several states of the United States, other than this State.

(B) A tax is imposed upon every generation-skipping transfer where the original transferor is not a resident of this State at the date of the original transfer, but where the generation-skipping transfer includes real or personal property having a situs in this State, in an amount equal to the maximum amount allowable as a credit for state generation-skipping transfer taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 2604, reduced by an amount which bears the same ratio to the total state tax credit allowable for federal generation-skipping transfer tax purposes as the value of the transferred property taxable by all other states bears to the value of the gross generation-skipping transfer for federal generation-skipping transfer tax purposes. In any case in which a tax is imposed on a generation-skipping transfer by this State and by one or more other states, the department shall negotiate with the taxing authorities of the other state or states so that the aggregate amount of taxes imposed by this State and the other state or states on a generation-skipping transfer does not exceed one hundred percent of the maximum amount allowable as credit for state generation-skipping transfer taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 2604.

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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 12-16-720

  • Internal Revenue Code: means the Internal Revenue Code as described in § 12-6-40(A). See South Carolina Code 12-16-20
  • Original transferor: means any transferor, as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 2652, who by grant, gift, trust, will, or otherwise makes a transfer of real or personal property that results in a federal generation-skipping transfer tax under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code at any time and for which a credit is available under Section 2604. See South Carolina Code 12-16-710
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Resident: means a decedent who was domiciled in this State at his death. See South Carolina Code 12-16-20
  • State: means any state, territory, or possession of the United States and the District of Columbia. See South Carolina Code 12-16-20
  • Transfer: includes the passing of property or any interest therein, in possession or enjoyment, present or future, by inheritance, descent, devise, succession, bequest, grant, deed, bargain, sale, gift, or appointment in the manner herein described. See South Carolina Code 12-16-20
  • United States: when used in a geographical sense includes only the fifty states and the District of Columbia. See South Carolina Code 12-16-20
  • Value: means "value" as finally determined for federal estate tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code. See South Carolina Code 12-16-20