Section 12-6-4970 - Time to file returns(A) Returns of taxpayers, except as otherwise provided, must be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the taxable year.(B)(1) Returns of "S" corporations and partnerships must be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the third month following the taxable year.(2) Returns for foreign corporations that do not maintain an office or place of business in the United States must be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the sixth month following the taxable year.(C) Returns of organizations exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 reporting unrelated business income pursuant to Section 12-6-4910(8), must be filed on or before the fifteenth day of the fifth month following the taxable year.(D) Information returns provided in Section 12-6-4950 must be filed on or before March 15 of each year.(E) Returns filed electronically have the same due dates as provided in this section.Amended by 2016 S.C. Acts, Act No. 160 (HB 4328), s 4, eff. 4/21/2016.1998 Act No. 432, Section 5; 1995 Act No. 76, Section 1. 2016 Act No. 160, Section 4.E, provides as follows:
"E. This SECTION takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to tax years beginning after 2015."