South Carolina is missing out on millions of dollars in taxes

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The South Carolina Department of Revenue updated its list Monday on the businesses and people who are not paying their fair share in taxes.

The business in the Lowcountry owing the most is Ruby Lee’s South LLC out of Hilton Head Island with nearly $430,000 owed. Other notable businesses with unpaid taxes include 32 Ann Street Partners with a debt of around $145,000. They are the people behind the popular music venue “Music Farm.” Sermets Downtown LLC also owes more than $350,000 in taxes.

One of the top individuals who is keeping money from the state lives in the Lowcountry.

Rhonda Kilgore in Ladson owes nearly $3 million. The next top individuals are Lawrence Brodie from Hanahan with nearly $775,000 and Jose Rodrigues in Goose Creek with over $520,000.

The SCDOR launched the Top Delinquent Taxpayers lists, which include the state’s top individual and business delinquent taxpayers, in 2020 as a revision of the agency’s former Debtor’s Corner. The SCDOR publicly lists the names to provide transparency, fairness and accountability.

The lists are updated quarterly and can be found, here.

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