Local Taxes & Fees in Beaufort County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Beaufort County, South Carolina.
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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.
Business Tax Classification
Beaufort County Code of Ordinances § 18-67 computes each business's license tax off a rate schedule and a NAICS-based class schedule adopted by ordinance (currently Ord. No. 2025/49, Appendices A and B), which the county must update to the state's standardized schedule by December 31 of every odd year.
Beaufort County Business License Classification
Some RestrictionsBeaufort County Code of Ordinances § 18-67
The business license tax for each class of businesses subject to this article shall be computed in accordance with the current business license rate schedule, designated as Appendix A to Ordinance No. 2025/49, which may be amended from time to time by the council. The current business license class schedule is attached to Ordinance No. 2025/49 as Appendix B. Hereafter, no later than December 31...
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