South Carolina Code 59-4-80. Application of Internal Revenue Service rulings
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-4-80
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contributor: means a person who makes or is obligated to make advance payments in accordance with a prepaid tuition contract. See South Carolina Code 59-4-20
- Director: means the head of the South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program. See South Carolina Code 59-4-20
- Fund: means the South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program Fund. See South Carolina Code 59-4-20
- Program: means the South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program. See South Carolina Code 59-4-20
The director shall solicit answers to applicable ruling requests from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the tax status of fees paid pursuant to a prepaid tuition contract to the contributor and to the designated beneficiary and from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the application of federal securities laws to the program. The director shall make the status of these requests known to the board. In accordance with applicable law or Internal Revenue Service ruling, the board shall structure the program in order to allow for federal tax deferral on contributions to the fund.