Posts filed under Taxes


How Property Taxes Can Impact Your Mortgage Payment
Posted Wed, Sep 4th 2019 10:48 am
How Property Taxes Can Impact Your Mortgage Payment When buying a home, property taxes are one of the expenses that can make a significant difference in your monthly payment. Do you know how much ...

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What is the Sales Tax Rate in South Carolina?
Posted Thu, Aug 23rd 2018 9:44 am
When people are considering a move from another state or country to South Carolina, one of the questions they ask is what the tax rates are in the state. Sales tax (called VAT or value-added tax i...

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Tax Reform and Its Effects on Real Estate
Posted Thu, Jan 4th 2018 1:34 pm
Tax Reform & Housing: A Reference Guide    Disclaimer: This guide is not meant to be a resource for tax advice but instead a resource for basic information concerning only certain aspects of the ...

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Is the Capital Gain Tax Preventing You From Selling?
Posted Wed, May 11th 2016 1:24 pm
Is the Capital Gain Tax Preventing You From Selling? Do you own an investment property that has appreciated nicely (thank you very much) but you are hesitant to sell it because of the Capital Gain...

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How to Estimate Property Taxes for New Construction Homes
Posted Sun, Feb 21st 2016 5:21 pm
How to Estimate Property Taxes for New Construction Homes The current property tax paid on new construction homes is not an accurate estimate of what a buyer will end up paying, since the tax amou...

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Tax-Free Weekend Coming Up August 7th-9th
Posted Wed, Jul 22nd 2015 8:31 am
Tax-Free Weekend Coming Up August 7th-9th ​The popular Sales Tax Holiday weekend in South Carolina will begin Friday, August 7 at 12:01 a.m. and end Sunday, August 9 at midnight. During the annua...

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3.8% OBAMA HEALTH TAX SURCHARGE on Sale of Homes??
Posted Mon, Apr 25th 2011 2:59 pm
We recently received from a couple of our clients an "alarming" email warning that the Obama Health Plan was imposing a "secret" 3.8% surcharge on the sale of homes. So we decided to do some resear...

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