2020 Wine Fest Postponed Until April 24, 2021 Due to COVID-19, the Ocean Isle Museum Foundation (OIMF) has postponed its annual Wine Fest fundraiser to April 24, 2021. This fundraiser benefits the Museum of Coastal Carolina in Ocean Isle Beach, NC and Ingram Planetarium in Sunset Beach, NC. If you have already purchased reservations for this year's Wine Fest, you will be personally contacted by a ...read more

The employee retention credit is designed to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll. The amount of the credit is 50% of qualified wages paid up to an annual limit of $10,000, which equals a maximum credit amount of $5,000 for each employee for the year. Eligible employers are employers who operate a trade or business and has experienced one of these:    •  Fully or partially ...read more

As mentioned previously, recent guidance from the US Small Business Administration (SBA) clarified that businesses receiving a Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan below $2 million are eligible for a safe harbor that deems they are making the loan request in good faith. To recap: Loans below $2 million will not be subject to further review. While borrowers with loans greater than $2 million ...read more

Conway, South Carolina (May 18, 2020) – Horry County is prepared to assist residents struggling to pay their rent due to the economic impacts of COVID-19. Horry County has received $622,221 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program. This federally-funded program will support the temporary expansion of the Homeless Prevention assistance ...read more

The federal income tax filing deadline has been extended to July 15. Taxpayers also have until July 15 to make any federal income tax payments that were originally due on April 15, without penalties and interest, regardless of the amount they owe. This extension applies to all taxpayers.There’s no need to file any additional forms to qualify for this automatic federal tax filing and payment ...read more

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the publication of Unemployment Insurance Program Letter (UIPL) 16-20 providing guidance to states for implementation of the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. Under PUA, individuals who do not qualify for regular unemployment compensation and are unable to continue working as a result of COVID-19, such as self-employed ...read more

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced more guidance to provide information to workers and employers about how each will be able to take advantage of the protections and relief offered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which went into effect April 1, 2020. The guidance announced today includes a comprehensive webinar explaining which employers are ...read more

Reposted from WPDE  The South Carolina Dept. of Motor Vehicles is extending the deadline to renew certain driver's licenses, permits and vehicle registrations. In the wake of the coronavirus epidemic and its impact on daily life, the SCDMV says any driver's license, permit or vehicle registration set to expire between March 2020 and June 2020 will be treated as valid until July 1. Read the ...read more

The SCDOR is aligning with the IRSguidance issued on March 21and is extending the Income Tax filing and payment due date from April 15, 2020 to July 15, 2020.  We are automatically applying this tax relief for all Income Tax taxpayers; you don't need to take any additional action to qualify.  We are continuing to issue refunds as quickly as possible and do not anticipate delays at this time. If ...read more