South Carolina sales tax bonds.
From $100.
The bond the South Carolina Department of Revenue can require to secure a retail license under the Sales and Use Tax Act. The Department sets the amount — pricing starts from $100, and your exact price appears at the application.
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How much does a South Carolina sales tax bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard sales tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Department of Revenue. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Department required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $10,000. The executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Above $10,000, a soft pull may add a short review.
File with the Department of Revenue
Submit the executed bond with your retail license application or as the Department directs. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the sales tax bond actually covers
South Carolina retailers collect and remit sales and use tax under S.C. Code Title 12, Chapter 36 and hold a retail license issued by the Department of Revenue. Most retailers never post a bond — but the Department can require one as security for the tax a retailer collects.
A bond is typically required from a new retailer with no filing history, a business reinstating after delinquency, or a seasonal or out-of-state retailer the Department wants secured. When required, the amount is set by the Department case by case, generally from your expected sales tax liability — there is no single statutory figure.
The bond stands behind the sales tax you collect on the State’s behalf — if you fail to remit, the Department can recover against it, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Department set at a price starting from $100 — no credit check up to $10,000.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Department of Revenue. Submit the executed bond with your retail license application or as the Department directs. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $10,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Department of Revenue set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Sales tax bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the Department set and file the same day.