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Monday, May 06, 2013  South Carolina's interim unemployment director says the agency is overpaying less and recouping more of the excess benefits that are doled out.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The director of South Carolina's tax collection agency says the department is working to restore its credibility following last fall's massive hacking of taxpayers' personal data.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Federal prosecutors say a man who filed more than 600 fraudulent tax returns for gang members and other people has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Monday at midnight marks the deadline for filing your 2012 tax return.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The South Carolina Department of Revenue helping some last minute tax filers by hosting a tax form drive- thru.

Monday, April 08, 2013  United Way of the Midlands, along with the Cooperative Ministry, is offering free tax preparation services.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The state revenue department says there's been no significant drop in electronic tax returns, despite last year's hacking of the South Carolina system.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Some taxpayers have recently received letters in the mail instead of their tax return.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A South Carolina Senate committee has advanced a measure that creates more oversight of public agency computer systems following the massive breach of the state's tax collection agency.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Filing your taxes can be a frustrating task but it's a task that cannot be avoided.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  The director of a national association of state computer chiefs says South Carolina is moving in the right direction on cyber-security following the massive breach at the Department of Revenue.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  A judge has dismissed Gov. Nikki Haley and the state's former revenue director from a lawsuit over a massive security breach at South Carolina's tax collection agency.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The former chief information officer of South Carolina's revenue agency has accepted partial responsibility for the cyber-theft of millions of taxpayers' personal data, even while questioning why his staff didn't catch it.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  A look at the local government fund in the following fiscal years:

Thursday, January 31, 2013  After several years of not funding local governments at the level state law requires, South Carolina legislators are looking to change the law.