Taxes

Property Tax Assessment Ratios:

Mfg. & Util-real: 10.5%
Residential-real: .4%
All other real: 6.0%
All Personal: 6.0%

Property Tax Mills - 1997:
City: 118.76
County and School: 188.8
County Abatement Mills: N/A
City Abatement Mills: N/A


Other Taxes
Corporate Income Tax Rate:5.0%
State Retail Sales Tax Rate: 8.0%
County Sales Tax: N/A
Personal Income Tax Rate: 2.5-7.0%
Jobs Tax Credit 1997: $3500
Qualifying Number of Jobs: 10

Media

Locally Printed Newspapers:
Daily: N/A
Non-Daily: The Cheraw Chronicle, The Link, The Chesterfield County Shopper

Local Radio Stations:
AM Stations: 1
FM Stations: 1

Local Television Stations: N/A
Number of Local Channels: N/A
Cable: Yes

Major Manufacturing Employers

Employer Name

Major Product

Number of Employees

Smith, A O Water Products Co

Residential Water Heaters

900

Takata, Inc.

Automotive Restraints

800

Conbraco Industries, Inc.

Apollo Ball Valves

650

Highland Industries, Inc.

Industrial Synthetic Material

400

Carolina Knit/Division of Dixie Group, Inc.

Knitted Fabric

312

Stanley Works-Stanley Tool Division

Screwdrivers

286

For Additional Information Contact:

South Carolina Department Of Commerce
Division of Research and Grants
Office of Information Management
P.O. Box 927
Columbia, South Carolina 29202
(803) 737-0400

 

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