South Carolina Code 12-8-530. Withholding on cash prizes or winnings; noncash prizes; exception for spectator sporting events where admission charged
(B) When withholding on noncash prizes, the person distributing the prize may either:
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 12-8-530
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
- individual: means a human being. See South Carolina Code 12-2-20
- Nonresident: means an individual domiciled outside this State and an entity whose principal place of business is outside of this State. See South Carolina Code 12-8-10
- Person: includes an individual, trust, estate, partnership, receiver, association, company, corporation, or any other entity including the United States, a state, a political subdivision or agency of the United States or any state, and a municipality located in this State. See South Carolina Code 12-8-10
(1) accept cash from the prize recipient for the amount of the withholding; or
(2) pay all taxes required to be withheld. If this subitem is used, the withholding also becomes income for the prize recipient and the amount to be withheld is calculated as follows:
(a) for individuals, partnerships, trusts, or estates, the fair market value of the prize is divided by .93 and the quotient is multiplied by .07;
(b) for corporations, the fair market value of the prize is divided by .95 and the quotient is multiplied by .05.
(C) This section does not apply to payments of prizes or winnings given to participants in spectator sporting events for which an admission is charged.