South Carolina Angel Investor Tax Credit
Provides tax relief support for accredited investors and South Carolina early stage companies through an angel investor programme.
The South Carolina Angel Investor Tax Credit (TC-56) was an investor-side nonrefundable income tax credit established under SC Code §11-44-10 et seq. (the High Growth Small Business Job Creation Act) and administered by the South Carolina Department of Revenue. The credit was equal to 35% of a qualified investment made by an accredited individual investor — or a pass-through entity — into a SCDOR-…
Provides accredited individual investors a 35% nonrefundable South Carolina income tax credit on qualified investments in SCDOR-certified early-stage in-state companies; program expired December 31, 2025.
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