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The South Carolina Department of Revenue has created a state W-4 for use beginning in 2020.

W-4s – state and federal – are used to instruct employers how much tax to withhold from an employee’s paycheck.

This new state form is necessary because the 2020 federal W-4 removed allowances. The SC W-4 includes allowances and matches the state’s latest Withholding Tax Tables.

You should use the SC W-4 if:

• You start a new job on or after January 1, 2020

• You want to make changes to your W-4 on or after January 1, 2020

• You are claiming to be exempt from South Carolina withholding

Learn more about South Carolina Withholding Tax at www.dor.sc.gov/withholding .

Fly to Miami

Columbia Metropolitan Airport now offers nonstop flights to Miami.

CAE and American Airlines celebrated the inaugural flight Dec. 19 with passengers of the sold-out flight.

CAE Executive Director Mike Gula, American Airlines executives and the CAE marketing team were on hand for the festivities.

The airport offers nonstop service to 9 major cities and 10 airports including Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and New York City.

News for West Columbia businesses

West Columbia businesses will soon adopt a new classification system.

The city will update to the North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) published in 2019.

The update means:

• Current 2019 Business Licenses will be extended through April 30, 2020, rather than expiring Dec. 31, 2019.

• The new license year will run from May 1 through April 30 annually.

• Ability to renew business licenses online.

• The license fee will continue to be based on gross income from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31.

An industry classification system facilitates the collection, tabulation, presentation, and analysis of data relating to establishments and ensures that data about the U.S. economy published by US statistical agencies are uniform and comparable.

NAICS ensures that such data are uniform and comparable among Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

For more information, visit www.census.gov/naics .

Tech center teacher recognized

A Lexington County educator recently received a national honor.

Robert Bollier, agricultural educator at Lexington Technology Center in West Columbia, received the National Association of Agricultural Educators Ideas Unlimited Award.

The award was presented at the NAAE annual convention in Anaheim, California Dec. 3-7.

The Ideas Unlimited Award gives NAAE members an opportunity to exchange teaching ideas. Winning ideas are selected by members’ peers at NAAE regional conferences.

Local consultant offers new books

Local business consultant Alysia Kehoe has 2 new workbooks to help those seeking jobs.

They are:

1. Leap Into Life: Be the Dynamic Architect of Your First Career Chapter and Your Future!

For the new grad and those just starting their first career. Begin by creating a road map through the entire job search process. Includes writing your first resume + creating competencies grid + developing a marketing plan to get to the right hiring managers.

2. Reinventing Yourself: Transitioning Your Passion, Purpose, & Encore Career

So how will you approach the next phase of your career at 50+? What do you want to do differently? Have you looked into the future three options: Finances, Health, Life Purpose? What is the ‘sweet spot’ when these three options merge?

For details, contact her at alysia@kehoeconsultants.com .

$10K raised for Harvest Hope

Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers raised $10,000 for Harvest Hope during their annual giving campaign.

For every oil change performed in the Midlands during November, Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers donated $1 and accepted customer donations.

“We are always so grateful for the support of our community partners like Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers, especially during the holiday season,” said Wendy Broderick, Harvest Hope CEO. “The generosity of them and their customers is going to provide thousands of meals to our neighbors in need this Christmas.”

Over $40,000 in total was raised for Harvest Hope during the annual drive.

Real estate

Marshall Hoefer and Tommy Tapp represented South Lake Perry Properties, Inc. in the sale of a 4,082-square-foot office building at 811 South Lake Drive in Lexington.