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South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States region (Deep South) of the United States. It borders Georgia (U.S. state) to the south and North Carolina to the north. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence from the British Crown during the American Revolution. The colony was originally named in honor of Charles I of England Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland, as 'Carolus' is Latin language for Charles. South Carolina was the first state to vote to secede from the United States and was a founding state of the Confederate States of America. According to an estimate by the United States Census Bureau, the state's population in 2008 was 4,479,800 and ranked US states by population among the U.S. states.In a recent survey, 4% of people in South Carolina have hired a tax attorney for tax return preparation.

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The state's personal income tax has a maximum marginal tax rate of 7 percent on taxable income of $13,351 and above.

State sales tax revenues are used exclusively for education. There is a general state sales tax rate of 6%, and some items have different rates; e.g., the tax is 3% on unprepared food items and 7% on sleeping accommodation rentals. Individuals 85 or older get a one-percent exclusion from the general sales tax. and local governments may impose a local accommodations tax of up to 3%.

Information gathered from Wikipedia's South Carolina page