(A) A person required to withhold income tax under this chapter, or who would have been required to withhold a tax under § 12-8-520 if the taxpayer had claimed a single exemption, shall furnish on or before January thirty-first of the following year a properly completed federal wage and tax statement or federal 1099 to the taxpayer with respect to the remuneration paid during the calendar year, showing the following:

(1) the withholding agent‘s name, address, and South Carolina withholding tax account number;

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 12-8-1540

  • Employer: means the person for whom an individual performs or performed a service, of whatever nature, as the employee of the person. See South Carolina Code 12-8-10
  • Nonresident: means an individual domiciled outside this State and an entity whose principal place of business is outside of this State. See South Carolina Code 12-8-10
  • Person: includes an individual, trust, estate, partnership, receiver, association, company, corporation, or any other entity including the United States, a state, a political subdivision or agency of the United States or any state, and a municipality located in this State. See South Carolina Code 12-8-10
  • Withholding agent: means a person required to withhold income taxes under the provisions of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 12-8-10

(2) the taxpayer’s name, address, and social security or federal employer identification number;

(3) the total amount of wages or payments; and

(4) the total amount withheld.

(B) The wage and tax statement or 1099 required to be furnished by this section may be required to be furnished at other times, and contain other information as prescribed by the department.

(C) This section does not apply to agents withholding pursuant to § 12-8-580 who provide the seller with the nonresident real estate withholding form or to agents required to withhold income tax pursuant to § 12-8-580.

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