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Contact Person:

Anne Wright - wrighta@horrycounty.org
Phone: 843.915.6501
FAX: 843.915.6181

Mailing address:

Horry County Finance Department
P0 Box 296
Conway, SC 29528-0296

Physical location:

Government & Justice Center
1301 Second Ave
Conway, SC 29526

Accounts Payable: 843.915.7027
Payroll: 843.915.7010
Accounts Receivable: 843.915.5182
Mailroom: 843.915.5860
FAX: 843.915.6180
Financial Reporting: 843.915.7016
Grants Reporting: 843.915.7014

Office Hours:

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday through Friday

EMS Patient Billing:

Phone: 843.915.5182
FAX: 843.915.6206

For EMS patient payments, send by mail or in person to:

Fire/Rescue
M.L. Brown Jr. Public Safety
2560 Main Street
Conway, 29526

Accommodations Tax Procedures
Community Development Block Grant

Comprehensive Annual Financial Report:

2009 [3.23 MB] 2008 [17.3 MB] Archive

Functions:

The Finance Department is responsible for developing, maintaining, and administering all programs related to general accounting functions, invoice audit and certification of funds, cost accounting and payroll functions as well as preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

The Finance Department is responsible for formulating and analyzing the operations and capital budget of the County, including the review of allotments and the development of annual work programs. The office also performs research and analysis of the fiscal impact of management decisions and proposals.

The Finance Department is responsible for the identification, acquisition and management of federal, state and other grants that supplement existing County programs or assist in the funding of new ones.

Accounts Payable Check Registers:

Checks are issued every week, but the check registers may not be posted to the web site until two weeks later. If anyone would like to review a check register that is not yet available on our web site, they may contact the Public Information Office and arrange a time to come to the Government and Justice Building to review the paper copy of the check register.

Due to system upgrades, Check Registers
after May 1, 2010 are temporarily unavailable.

Monthly Reports

October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010

Weekly Reports

Reports currently unavailable

Frequently Asked Questions:

Does Horry County require a business license?

Yes, please contact the Business License Department.

How often does Horry County process vendor payments?

Vendor payments are processed each Thurday. For invoices to be included in the weekly processing, the Accounts Payable Department must receive the proper documentation by Wednesday.

What is the dollar value at which assets are required to be capitalized?

Annually, during the budget process, the County reviews the asset capitalization floor to determine the most cost effective limit acceptable. Currently, assets with a purchase price or donated value of $5,000 or greater are capitalized. A comprehensive Fixed Asset Capitalization policy was implemented in 2000 as a component of the County's Finance Policy, ordinance 46-2000.

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Accommodations Tax Procedures:

The Accommodations Tax Fund is used to account for the revenues allocated to the fund by state law for the specific purpose of promoting tourism in Horry County and for other tourism related expenditures. Revenues are derived from a statewide two percent room tax, which is collected by the state and distributed to recipient counties, less the South Carolina Department of Revenue and Taxation administrative fee and funds withheld for other counties.

Accommodations Tax Detail Forms

FY 07-08 FY 08-09

Accommodations Tax Application

Procedures Form

History of County Council Approved Funding Allocations FY 2011 Funding Requests and ATAX Advisory Committee Recommendation FY 2010 Approved Budget for State Accommodations Tax Revenue

Committee Meeting Schedule:

Presentations will only be allowed at 1st Reading. All applicants are required to attend both meetings.

Common Terms:

Encumbrance -

The commitment of budgeted funds to purchase an item or service.

Fund -

An accounting entity that has a set of self-balancing accounts that records all financial transactions for specific activities or government functions.

Fund Balance -

The excess of assets over liabilities.

Millage -

Rate used in calculating taxes based upon the value of property, expressed in mills per dollar of property value.

Supplemental -

Non-profit organizations that request funds from the County to aid in their operations.

Interesting Facts:

The imposition of the 2.5% Hospitality Fee is as follows: one half (1.5) percent of the Hospitality Fee is strictly for the Horry County RIDE Plan (Road Improvement Development Effort) in conjunction with the State program. The funds from the one (1%) percent shall be to offset the cost of providing public safety and public works services and infrastructure directly impacted by tourism.

Documents:

Finance Department