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Horry County, South Carolina

Conway, SC vacation rental requirements

We found no short-term rental permit in Conway’s city code. Guests pay about 11% in tax, including a 0.5% city accommodations tax, and the city may require a business license.

Checked against official sources November 6, 2026

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City rental permit
None found in the code
Taxes
About 11%
9% state-collected + 1.5% county hospitality fee + 0.5% city local accommodations tax.Source

We searched the city code on Municode in November 2026. Conway’s zoning rules may sit in a separate development ordinance we didn’t search, so confirm with the city before you list.

Your licensing checklist

In order: the state, the county, then the town.

State of South Carolina

  1. Get a retail license for direct bookings

    If you take bookings yourself, you need a SCDOR retail license for each rental property and must file and pay electronically through MyDORWAY. If you rent only through a property manager or an online travel company that takes the payment, they remit the state tax and you don’t need a license. Rent no more than one week a quarter and you can file once a year instead.Source

    MyDORWAY →

  2. Know what the platform collects

    Airbnb collects the 5% sales tax, 2% accommodations tax, and the local sales taxes the state collects, on its bookings. It also collects some county and city accommodations taxes, but only in the places it lists. Everything else is yours to file.Source

  3. Register for local taxes

    Many counties and cities charge their own accommodations tax (up to 3%), a hospitality tax, or a beach preservation fee. They collect these directly, so you register with the county or city even if a platform pays your state tax.Source

  4. Check your property tax rate

    A home that is your legal residence keeps the 4% assessment ratio only if it is rented out 72 days or less a year. Rent it more and it is taxed as a 6% rental property. Ask your county assessor.Source

  5. Then your county and city

    Business licenses, rental permits, and zoning are where South Carolina towns differ most. Pick your area.

Horry County, South Carolina

  1. Register for the county hospitality fee

    Short-term rentals anywhere in the county owe the county’s Hospitality Fee/Local Accommodations Tax: 3% of rent outside city limits, 1.5% inside Atlantic Beach, Aynor, Conway, Loris, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach. File monthly with the Horry County Treasurer by the 20th. If a property manager handles your bookings, make sure they’re remitting it.Source

  2. Then your city or area

    Business licenses, zoning and city taxes differ in every town. Pick your area.

City of Conway

  1. Register for state and local taxes

    The state-collected tax on stays here is 9% (state sales and accommodations tax plus local sales taxes). Airbnb collects it on its bookings; for direct bookings, get a SCDOR retail license and file through MyDORWAY. File the 0.5% city local accommodations tax with the City of Conway and the 1.5% county hospitality fee with Horry County. Airbnb lists the county tax among those it collects, but not Conway’s.Source

  2. Ask about zoning and a business license

    In 2019 the city drafted rules that would have limited whole-home rentals to commercial and riverfront districts and allowed homestays in residential zones, but we couldn’t confirm they were adopted. Ask Planning & Development (843-488-9888) whether zoning allows a short-term rental at your address and whether you need a city business license.Source

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