Beaufort County Auditor’s Office

06/09/2026

On Wednesday, June 10th, both the Beaufort office and the Bluffton office will open at 8:30 am. For more information, please visit our website at 🔗 https://beaufortcountyauditor.com/

06/04/2026

06/02/2026

On Wednesday, June 3rd, both the Beaufort office and the Bluffton office will open at 8:30 am. For more information, please visit our website at 🔗 https://beaufortcountyauditor.com/

06/01/2026

Our office has completed the processing of July 120 Day and Renewal tax bills for both Motor Vehicles and Watercrafts. For payment questions and options, please contact the Beaufort County Treasurer's office for assistance.

For additional information about either 120 Day bills or Renewal tax bills, please visit our Help Center here: https://beaufortcountyauditor.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

05/29/2026

New 2027 tax laws for watercrafts and motors (H3858)

The Auditor’s Office Information Concerning Watercraft and Motors

Beaufort County is one of five South Carolina counties that has already been granting a tax break on watercrafts, which currently reflects as a 6% assessment ratio on the bills. Starting in January 2027, the ratio will change to 10.5%, and the tax break will appear on bills as an exemption that reduces 42.75% of the watercraft’s fair market value. Beginning 2030, the exemption will increase to 42.8571%.

The auditor's office has asked many questions to the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) about this new law. For instance, boat hulls that are already tax-exempt because their taxable value is $833.00 or less. Adding a motor to the hull increases the total value, but does that mean the hull is no longer exempt, or will it be grandfathered?

This question, and many more, are being asked of SCDOR.

If residents have any questions about this new boat law, please let us know. We will ask SCDOR before our September meeting with them. Please submit your questions via our website at https://www.beaufortcountyauditor.com/
Use the subject: SCDOR Boat Tax Questions.

The Beaufort County Auditor's office of South Carolina is responsible for assessing the values of all personal property. We create tax notices for both personal and real property and levy the millage provided to us by the county and municipalities.

05/26/2026

On Wednesday, May 27th, both the Beaufort office and the Bluffton office will open at 8:30 am. For more information, please visit our website at 🔗 https://beaufortcountyauditor.com/

05/22/2026

On Monday, May 25th, our office will be closed to the public in observance of Memorial Day. On Memorial Day, we remember and honor those who served in the Armed Forces and gave their lives for our country and for the continued preservation of our freedom.

For information while we're out, please visit our website 🔗https://www.beaufortcountyauditor.com/

05/19/2026

On Wednesday, May 20th, our office will have training from 8:00 - 9:00 am. To accommodate this, the Beaufort office will open at 9:00 am and the Bluffton office will open at 10:00 am. For more information, please visit our website at 🔗 https://www.beaufortcountyauditor.com/

05/19/2026

A friendly reminder that June 120 Day and Renewal Motor Vehicle bills were completed and mailed out last week.

If you have received a motor vehicle tax bill and wish to make a payment, please contact the Beaufort County Treasurer's office for assistance.

🚗For further details regarding 120 Day Motor Vehicle bills, please see the following articles on our website: https://beaufortcountyauditor.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/24382520194324-Motor-Vehicle-120-Days-Tax-Bill-Situations

🚗For additional information on Renewal Motor Vehicle bills, please see the following articles on our website: https://beaufortcountyauditor.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/24382563389588-Motor-Vehicle-Renewal-Tax-Bill-Situations

05/12/2026

On Wednesday, May 13th, our office will have training from 8:00 - 9:00 am. To accommodate this, the Beaufort office will open at 9:00 am and the Bluffton office will open at 10:00 am. For more information, please visit our website at 🔗 https://www.beaufortcountyauditor.com/