Due to unprecedented temporary closings of offices and businesses and stay-at-home orders issued across the United States during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many businesses have implemented temporary work at home options for employees. As a result, the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) announced temporary relief regarding a business’s establishment of South Carolina state tax nexus solely because an employee is temporarily working in a different work location due to COVID-19, and also provided guidance with respect to employer withholding ...
The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (SCDEW) administers the South Carolina unemployment benefit program for state residents, and which is funded by a state-wide unemployment tax on employee wages. Employers are responsible for the payment of this tax.
SCDEW, and its predecessor agency, the South Carolina Employment Commission Security Commission, have had financial difficulties raising sufficient unemployment taxes to be able to pay unemployment benefits to South Carolina workers. The financial problems became so significant that SCDEW became ...