Hotels & Lodging in Beaufort County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Beaufort County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Beaufort County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Transient Occupancy Tax
Unincorporated Beaufort County imposes a 3 percent local accommodations tax on room and campsite rentals to transients, on top of the state's 2 percent tax, collected by the provider and remitted monthly to the county by the 20th of the following month.
Beaufort County Local Accommodations Tax: 3%
Some RestrictionsBeaufort County Code of Ordinances § 66-43
A local accommodations tax equal to three percent is hereby imposed on the gross proceeds derived from the rental of any room(s) (excluding meeting rooms) camping spaces. lodgings, or sleeping accommodations furnished to transients as provided above in section 66-42. Payment of the local accommodations tax established herein shall be the liability of the consumer of the services described herein.
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