West Virginia Sales Tax Changes, July 2016
- Mar 29, 2016 | Gail Cole
Home rule is expanding in West Virginia. A dozen new home rule municipalities will impose new local sales and use taxes beginning July 1, 2016.
New local taxes
The following new home rule jurisdictions are set to impose a 1% municipal sales and use tax as of July 1, bringing their combined state and local sales and use tax rates to 7%:
- Beckley
- Bridgeport
- Clarksburg
- Dunbar
- Fairmont
- Grafton
- Harpers Ferry
- Pennsboro
- Romney
- South Charleston
- Weirton
The new home rule municipality of Moorefield will impose a 0.5% municipal sales and use tax, for a combined rate of 6.5%.
Additional information is available through the West Virginia State Tax Department.
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Gail Cole
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Gail Cole
Gail began researching and writing about sales tax in 2012 and has been fascinated with it ever since. She has a penchant for uncovering unusual tax facts, and endeavors to make complex sales tax laws more digestible for both experts and laypeople.