(A) The fee agreement may provide that property which is placed in service as a replacement for economic development property may become economic development property. This replacement property is not required to serve the same function as the economic development property it is replacing. Replacement property is deemed to replace the oldest property subject to the fee, whether real or personal, which is disposed of in the same property tax year as the replacement property is placed in service. Replacement property qualifies as economic development property only to the extent of the original income tax basis of the economic development property which is being disposed of in the same property tax year. More than one piece of replacement property can replace a single piece of economic development property.

(B) To the extent that the income tax basis of the replacement property exceeds the original income tax basis of the economic development property which it is replacing, the excess amount is subject to annual payments calculated as if the exemption for economic development property were not allowed. Replacement property is entitled to the fee payment for the period of time remaining during the exemption period for the economic development property which it is replacing.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 12-44-60

  • Alternative payment method: means fee payments as provided in § 12-44-50(A)(3). See South Carolina Code 12-44-30
  • Economic development property: means each item of real and tangible personal property comprising a project which satisfies the provisions of § 12-44-40(C) and other requirements of this chapter and is subject to a fee agreement. See South Carolina Code 12-44-30
  • Exemption period: means the period beginning on the first day of the property tax year after the property tax year in which an applicable piece of economic development property is placed in service and ending on the termination date. See South Carolina Code 12-44-30
  • Fee: means the amount paid in lieu of ad valorem property tax as provided in the fee agreement. See South Carolina Code 12-44-30
  • Replacement property: means property placed under the fee agreement to replace economic development property previously subject to the fee agreement, as provided in § 12-44-60. See South Carolina Code 12-44-30
  • Sponsor: means one or more entities which sign the fee agreement with the county and makes the minimum investment, subject to the provisions of § 12-44-40, each of which makes the minimum investment as provided in item (13) and also includes a sponsor affiliate unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See South Carolina Code 12-44-30

(C) The new replacement property which qualifies for the fee provided in § 12-44-50 is recorded using its income tax basis, and the fee is calculated using the millage rate and assessment ratio provided on the original economic development property. The fee payment for replacement property must be based on § 12-44-50(A)(3) if the sponsor originally used an alternative payment method.

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