South Carolina Employer Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (South Carolina Employer Kit 2027, 2027 Payroll Rate Change, 2027 Payroll Tax Setup)

Who it is for

Owners and bookkeepers running payroll for employees in South Carolina, from 2027 rate changes to unemployment tax setup.

Not the right fit if

Your employees don't work in South Carolina, or a payroll provider already handles these filings for you. Not a payroll service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The South Carolina kits are built only from our state data files: South Carolina data files, checked November 2026 against 20 official pages, among them South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW); SC DEW: Tax Rate Information; South Carolina Department of Revenue: SC W-4 (2025); Official page; Office of Immigration Compliance: You Must Verify All New Hires through E-Verify, SC LLR; Title 8, Chapter 14, Unauthorized Aliens and Public Employment, South Carolina Code of Laws (South Carolina Legislature); U.S. Department of Labor: State Minimum Wage Laws (updated November 5, 2026); U.S. Department of Labor: Minimum Wages for Tipped Employees (revised July 1, 2026).
• 2027 Payroll Rate Change Checklist and 2027 Payroll Tax Setup Checklist cover every state; the South Carolina kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• South Carolina Employer Compliance Kit 2027. The 2027 employer rules for South Carolina in one package: $14,000 SUTA wage base; 1.06% new employer rate; new hires reported in 20 days; no statewide paid sick leave law. Eight steps from unemployment tax registration to year-end filing, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date, from South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW), South Carolina New Hire Reporting (SCDSS), South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission. What it confirms: open a state unemployment tax account: DEW: employers without a DEW account number create one in the SUITS employer registration; taxable wage base for 2027: $14,000 per employee in 2027 ($14,000 in 2026); new employer tax rate: 1.06% for a new employer; quarterly wage reports and payments: DEW: April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31; state income tax withholding: State income tax applies; report each new hire to the state: Within 20 days after the employee's first day of work; e-Verify for private employers: Every employer must verify each new employee through E-Verify within three business days after hiring; minimum wage now (2026): No state minimum wage law, per US DOL; minimum wage change in 2027: No state rate; the federal $7.25 continues unless Congress changes it; tipped employees: Cash wage of at least $2.13 an hour in 2027, with tips making up the rest; paid sick leave: No statewide paid sick leave law for private employers; meal breaks for adults: no state rule; No requirement to give a lunch period; rest breaks for adults: no state rule; No requirement to give breaks; breaks for workers under 18: No separate meal-break rule for workers under 18: the US Department of Labor's state meal period table (revised January 1, 2023; checked November 2026) doesn't list South Carolina among the 35 jurisdictions with meal periods specifically for minors, so minors follow the adult rule; workers' compensation insurance: Businesses that regularly employ four or more employees in the state; final pay when you let someone go: Within 48 hours of the separation or by the next regularly scheduled payday, which may not be more than 30 days; final pay when an employee quits: Within 48 hours of the separation or by the next regularly scheduled payday, which may not be more than 30 days; state copies of W-2s and 1099s: Only include 1099s with South Carolina tax withheld (Form WH-1606), and only file 1099 forms that have South Carolina withholding (Form WH-1612). 11 dates our South Carolina files state: 4 quarterly due dates from South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW);
• 2027 Payroll Rate Change Checklist. Change pay rates on the right date, tell your staff and swap the poster, with every state's 2027 rate in one workbook.
• 2027 Payroll Tax Setup Checklist. Get state unemployment accounts, rates, wage bases and quarterly dates right before the first 2027 payroll.