Tag Archives: S.C. Department of Revenue

Guv’s Office, Commerce Can’t Produce Job-Creation Records

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Rick Brundrett

In an interview on Dec. 15, Gov. Nikki Haley told a reporter with The State newspaper, “I sleep, eat and breathe jobs every day.” On Wednesday, she told lawmakers in her state-of-the-state address that South Carolina was “surging,” pointing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Boeing, Economic Development, Incentives, Transparency | Tagged Amy's Kitchen, AQT Solar, Bridgestone Americas Inc., Good Jobs First, Gov. Nikki Haley, Mack Trucks, S.C. Department of Commerce, S.C. Department of Revenue, Wal-Mart | 6 Comments

Accounting Change Adds More Truth, Transparency to Budget

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Eric K. Ward

The S.C. Board of Economic Advisors has made a change – quietly, and evidently with no other media attention to it – that adds more truth and transparency to the state budgeting process. Yes, you read that correctly – more … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget | Tagged Burnie Maybank, Chad Walldorf, Richard Eckstrom, S.C. Board of Economic Advisors, S.C. Department of Revenue, S.C. General Assembly | 3 Comments

Legislature Intent on Tax Reform? Oh Really?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Eric K. Ward

If the best indication of how people will behave in the future is how they have acted in the past, a claim South Carolina legislative leaders make in a lawsuit against sales tax exemptions is questionable, at best. And perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in Taxes | Tagged Matthew Bodman, Rep. Brian White, S.C. Department of Revenue, S.C. House Speaker Bobby Harrell, S.C. Supreme Court, S.C. Taxation Realignment Commission, Sen. Glenn McConnell, Sen. Hugh Leatherman | 4 Comments

Exemptions Proliferate in ‘Back-to-School’ Tax Holiday

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Eric K. Ward

It’s that back-to-school time of year. Yes, it’s that time, once again, when fresh-faced students open their minds to new knowledge; when cash-strapped parents open their wallets for new supplies – and when state coffers are closed to one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Taxes | Tagged Burnie Maybank, S.C. Department of Revenue, S.C. Taxation Realignment Commission | Leave a comment

Program That Won’t Die Continues Spending Millions

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Kevin Dietrich

More than two years after the South Carolina Policy Council first reported about a program run out of the state lieutenant governor’s office that had spent nearly $10 million a decade after legislation called for it to be discontinued, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Budget | Tagged Lieutenant Governor's Office, Office on Aging, S.C. Department of Revenue, Senior Center Permanent Improvement Program | 11 Comments

Revenue Agency Changes Mind, Grants Tax Breaks

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Eric K. Ward

It’s not every day that a member of the S.C. General Assembly asks his fellow legislators to uphold a veto of a bill the legislator introduced and labored long and hard to get passed. But that’s exactly what Democratic Sen. … Continue reading →

Posted in Incentives | Tagged S.C. Department of Revenue, Samantha Cheek, Sen. Creighton Coleman | 2 Comments

Legislator Pushes for Hearings on Gasoline Price Cap

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Kevin Dietrich

If S.C. Sen. Dick Elliott has his way, not only will gasoline prices be capped across South Carolina, but executives from large oil companies will have to face questioning from legislators and other Palmetto State residents.
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Posted in Accountability, General Assembly | Tagged College of Charleston, Dick Elliott, Gas Prices, Pete Calcagno, S.C. Department of Revenue | 5 Comments