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Abbeville County
short-term rental taxes.

Tax and permit requirements for Abbeville County. Use your full address to find its governing authorities.

Outside city limits: what you need to do in unincorporated Abbeville County

From the linked source
  1. To confirm
    Check that short-term rentals are allowed at your address

    The record has no finding on whether Abbeville County allows short-term rentals. Ask the planning or zoning office before you list.

  2. To confirm
    Check whether you need a license or permit

    The record does not say whether Abbeville County requires a short-term rental license. Ask the county licensing office.

  3. To do
    Collect and remit the 2% Abbeville County occupancy tax yourself

    The record says booking platforms do not collect it, so you add it to every booking, platform and direct, and pay it to the authority.

  4. To confirm
    Find out how often you file and when returns are due

    The record gives no filing schedule. Ask the tax office how often you file and when returns are due.

Verify each step with the authority before you file or apply. Source

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Before you use these figures

Rental eligibility

Whether short-term rentals are allowed in unincorporated Abbeville County is not established in our record. Check zoning and permit rules with the county before listing.

Check the recorded local source

What to know.

The record for Abbeville County lists a 2% occupancy tax. City and district taxes are shown separately, on top of the 7% South Carolina state accommodations tax. Browse the local guides below and check your address. This combines the 5% state sales tax and 2% state accommodations tax. Local taxes may apply separately.

At a glance.

County tax
2%
State tax
7%
Highest recorded city rate
2%
Cities tracked
5

The highest recorded city rate describes the available dataset. It is not a legal maximum or the full tax due for an address.

Tax details

Exemptions, penalties, filing information, and effective dates from the linked sources.

Abbeville: Recorded exemptions

Exempt: rentals to the same person for 90+ continuous days; owner-occupied facilities of six or fewer bedrooms not using a rental agency or online travel company; foreign diplomats; and accommodations billed directly to federal agencies, the American Red Cross, federal credit unions, or charitable children's hospitals (S.C. Code § 12-36-920; SCDOR Accommodations page).

Abbeville: Recorded remittance instructions

directly to county (not DOR)

Source for these notes: rfa.sc.gov: media

How county vs. city works here

  • The recorded county rate is 2%

    The occupancy-tax rate for Abbeville County is 2%. Use your address to find the applicable jurisdiction. You collect and remit this tax.

  • Check the rules for your local area

    Open a city guide below for city and special district requirements.

  • Outside city limits, the county rules apply

    The list under "Outside city limits" above is what Abbeville County requires there. Special district rules may also apply.

Sources & confidence

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FigureValueSourceStatus
Abbeville County occupancy tax2%Source linked
South Carolina state accommodations tax7%Source linked
Sources for the county taxes and local requirements shown above.

Cities in Abbeville County

Browse local tax and permit requirements or look up your full address.

Outside city limits (unincorporated Abbeville County)? See what the county requires or Look up your exact address

Communities outside city limits

Unincorporated communities in Abbeville County include Antreville and Lake Secession. An address in one of them is outside city limits, so Abbeville County rules apply. These are Census-designated places, not separate tax authorities.