I am thinking of opening an online business in which we would sell candles. I live in South Carolina and I will be setting up an LLC (S-corp). How do you pay sales tax? What licenses do I need? Do I need to do anything with the county? What if I sell outside of South Carolina?

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The BIDaWIZ Team's Answer:

You need to charge sales tax on the sale of candles for customers purchasing within South Carolina. If you sell to customers located outside of South Carolina, your obligation will vary by state depending on the sales tax and use tax requirements of that state. As far as a county sales tax, it's certainly possible that you will need to charge a county tax for a customer living in a particular area. This is typically an additional 1% to the 6% you will charge at the state level.