SC sales tax breaks for data centers came to $828K after agency corrected its numbers

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 725

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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COLUMBIA — Revised calculations show sales tax breaks available to data centers in South Carolina aren’t nearly as impactful as originally thought — at least not yet.

Sales tax exemptions the state provides for the rows of computers and servers purchased and housed within these high-tech centers, as well as the electricity used to power them, amounted to $828,000 for the fiscal year that ended last June, according to corrected information from the state’s tax …

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