Current Status Bill Number:3951 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970410 Primary Sponsor:Bowers All Sponsors:Bowers Drafted Document Number:gjk\20475sd.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Income tax returns, filing date changed beginning in 1998; Tax Freedom Day declared on, Taxation
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House 19970410 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-515 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DUE DATE FOR FILING STATE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURNS BEGINNING IN 1998 SHALL BE THE SAME DAY AND MONTH IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE HAS CALCULATED THE AVERAGE SOUTH CAROLINIAN STOPPED WORKING TO PAY TAXES AT ALL LEVELS AND BEGAN WORKING COMPLETELY FOR HIS OWN BENEFIT, AND TO DECLARE THIS DATE TO BE "TAX FREEDOM DAY".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 12-6-515. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the due date for filing state individual income tax returns beginning in 1998 shall be the same day and month in the previous year when the Department of Revenue has calculated the average South Carolinian stopped working to pay taxes at all levels and began working completely for his own benefit. This date is declared to be "Tax Freedom Day".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.