2025 Elkins, West Virginia Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - Elkins

6.00%

2025 Elkins sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

The Elkins, West Virginia sales tax is 6.00% , the same as the West Virginia state sales tax. While many other states allow counties and other localities to collect a local option sales tax, West Virginia does not permit local sales taxes to be collected.

• The Elkins Sales Tax is collected by the merchant on all qualifying sales made within Elkins
• Groceries are exempt from the Elkins and West Virginia state sales taxes
• Elkins collects a 0% local sales tax, the maximum local sales tax allowed under West Virginia law
• Elkins has a lower sales tax than 95.2% of West Virginia's other cities and counties

Elkins West Virginia Sales Tax Exemptions

In most states, essential purchases like medicine and groceries are exempted from the sales tax or eligible for a lower sales tax rate. Elkins doesn't collect sales tax on purchases of most groceries. Certain purchases, including alcohol, cigarettes, and gasoline, may be subject to additional West Virginia state excise taxes in addition to the sales tax.

Note that in some areas, items like alcohol and prepared food (including restaurant meals and some premade supermarket items) are charged at a higher sales tax rate than general purchases. West Virginia's sales tax rates for commonly exempted categories are listed below. Some rates might be different in Elkins.

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All merchants operating in Elkins must automatically calculate the sales tax due on each purchase made and include it in separately in the receipt. Goods bought for resale or other business use may be exempted from the sales tax. If you purchase goods online or through the mail and do not pay any sales tax, you are expected to pay use tax to the West Virginia Department of Revenue . For more details, see the West Virginia sales tax.

Elkins Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The Elkins sales tax region partially or fully covers 1 zip codes in West Virginia. Remember that ZIP codes do not necessarily match up with municipal and tax region borders, so some of these zip codes may overlap with other nearby tax districts. You can find sales taxes by zip code in West Virginia here

Additional Resources & Disclaimer - Elkins Sales Tax

While we make every effort to ensure that our information on the Elkins sales tax is up to date, we can offer no warranty as to the accuracy of the data provided. Please let us know if any of our data is incorrect, and we will update our database as soon as possible.

• Learn more about the West Virginia sales tax
• View West Virginia sales taxes by county
• Elkins sales tax rate map (by SalesTaxHandbook)

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