May 2025 Sales Tax Changes in Alabama, Alaska, and South Carolina

• Alabama will start collecting sales and use taxes for Sheffield and Glencoe from May 1, 2025
• Businesses in these cities must file their first local tax return by June 20, 2025
• Alaska does not have a statewide sales tax but local municipalities levy their own
• The City of Elim in Alaska will require remote sellers to collect a 3 percent local sales tax from May 1, 2025
• South Carolina counties will change local sales tax rates from May 1, 2025
• Georgetown County will introduce a 1 percent Capital Projects tax, making the total 7 percent for general sales and 8 percent for accommodations
• Horry County will add a 1 percent Transportation tax, making the total 8 percent for general sales and 9 percent for accommodations
• Jasper County will implement a 1 percent Transportation tax, making the total 9 percent for general sales and 10 percent for accommodations
• Sumter County will apply a 1 percent Capital Projects tax, making the total 8 percent for general sales and 9 percent for accommodations
• The 1 percent Capital Projects tax in Horry and Williamsburg Counties will expire on April 30, 2025

Source: fonoa.com

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.

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