South Carolina Code §12-6-1170(B) provides an income tax deduction of up to $15,000 against any South Carolina taxable income of a resident individual who is 65 or older by the end of the tax year. The following requirements apply to this deduction: Amounts deducted as retirement income under South Carolina Code §12-6-1170(A) reduce this $15,000 deduction. Amounts deducted as a surviving spouse under South Carolina Code §12-6-1170(A) do not reduce this $15,000 deduction. Taxpayers’ filing a joint return are allowed a deduction of up to $15,000 when only one spouse is 65 or older, and up to $30,000 when both spouses are 65 or older, by the end of the tax year.
The up-to-$15,000 retirement deduction in South Carolina Code §12-6-1170(B) appears on line 3q on form SC1040.
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