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South Carolina transfer tax
See the transfer tax you'll pay in South Carolina, and what you walk away with after every cost.
Deed recording fee: 0.37% of the price, charged to the seller. The state's page · Every line
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General information, not tax, legal or financial advice. Rates checked October 23, 2026; your title company's statement is the final word. For the gain on your sale, use the gain calculator.
South Carolina transfer tax, line by line
- Deed recording fee: 0.37% of the price; applies to state $1.30 plus county $0.55 per $500; charged to the seller. The state's page
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a state fee equal to one dollar thirty cents for each five hundred dollars ... and (2) a county fee equal to fifty-five cents for each five hundred dollars
Rates as the state's page gave them on October 23, 2026. Who pays is up to your contract; where the source names a payer, the calculator starts there and you can change it.
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- What selling costsCommissions, transfer tax, title and credits, as dollars and a share of your price.
- Both agents' commissionsListing and buyer's agent as separate lines, and what every split costs.
- The gain on your salePrice less selling costs, what you paid and improvements, with the IRS's own figures.