South Carolina Code 12-37-935. Maximum percentage depreciation; trust fund for tax relief
Property Tax YearMaximum Percentage Depreciation Before 1997 80percent 1997 83.3percent 1998 86.6percent After 1998 90percent.
(B) Annually as provided in § 11-11-150, there is credited to the Trust Fund for Tax Relief an amount sufficient to reimburse all local taxing entities the amount of revenue not collected as a result of the additional depreciation more than eighty percent allowed for manufacturer’s machinery and equipment pursuant to this section. No reimbursement is allowed for any depreciation allowed in connection with custom molds and dies used in the conduct of manufacturing electronic interconnection component assembly devices for computers and computer peripherals and equipment used in the manufacture of tires by manufacturers who employ more than five thousand employees in this State and have over one billion dollars in capital investment in this State. Reimbursements must be paid from the fund in the manner provided in § 12-37-270, mutatis mutandis.