Responsibilities

Sheriff: Kristin Graziano
Auditor: Peter J. Tecklenburg

Auditor's Outreach Mission: The Auditor's Office is committed to serving all citizens of Charleston County. In an effort to raise awareness of the advantages of being a homeowner and primary resident within the county, our Outreach Division is available for free public consultations. If you would like a member of our team to attend a local community event to provide more information regarding exemptions and discounts contingently applicable to county taxes, please, reach out to us:

Phone: (843) 958-4200 (option 9)

Email: Auditor.Outreach@CharlestonCounty.org

The Auditor's office calculates millage to satisfy annual budget requirements for Charleston County, including 43 tax districts. In addition, this office calculates, creates and mails tax bills for real estate, mobile homes, motor vehicles, watercraft, aircraft and business-owned personal property.

Contact

County Auditor

Auditor's Office

101 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29402-0614

P.O. Box 614

Phone: (843) 958-4200

Fax: (843) 958-4222

Real/Personal Property Fax: (843) 958-4234

Personal Property: PersonalProperty@CharlestonCounty.org

Motor Vehicle: MotorVehicle@CharlestonCounty.org

Watercraft: Watercraft@CharlestonCounty.org

Real Property: RealProperty@CharlestonCounty.org

Office Hours: M – F | 8:30AM – 5PM

Related Information

Millage Card (2023)
Millage Breakdown (2023)
Auditor Bio

Duties

  • Calculate, create and mail tax bills for all real and personal property
  • Calculate and issue agricultural property tax rollback bills
  • Process claims for tax refunds on real and personal property
  • Process motor vehicle high-mileage and reappraisal appeals
  • Process motor vehicle license plate returns and tax refunds
  • Provide customer services at each Service Center
  • Provide public access to and assistance with archival property records of real estate transactions and plat revisions
  • Update and maintain records of all real and personal property
  • Update and maintain archival records of all sales or conveyances of real property, including plat measurement changes
  • Update and maintain current addresses of real estate property owners for tax billing
  • Accept applications and qualify taxpayer requests for Homestead Exemptions on primary residences
  • Assess business personal property, rental residential property, motor vehicles, boats and motors, and aircraft
  • Qualify 4 percent assessment ratios for live-aboard boat owners claiming the boat as their primary residence