From Liens to Online Lists, Avoiding Tax Delinquency Notoriety

The South Carolina Department of Revenue recently published lists of the state’s top 250 individual and top 250 business tax debtors. The lists, part of the state’s Top Delinquent Taxpayers initiative, are published quarterly and can be found on its website.

Collectively, the business and individual delinquent taxpayers on the list owe more than $104 million in taxes. Before the names are published, the SCDOR says it exhausts efforts to collect the debts, including sending letters and making calls or personal contact multiple times.

According to the SCDOR, some tax debts are not made public. Exclusions apply ...