2024 West Virginia State, West Virginia Sales Tax

Local Sales Tax - West Virginia State

6.00%

2024 West Virginia State sales tax

Exact tax amount may vary for different items

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

West Virginia State 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. West Virginia State 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 West Virginia State.

West Virginia State Sales Tax Calculator

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All merchants operating in West Virginia State 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.

West Virginia State Sales Tax Region ZIP Codes

The West Virginia State sales tax region partially or fully covers 712 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 - West Virginia State Sales Tax

While we make every effort to ensure that our information on the West Virginia State 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
• West Virginia State sales tax rate map (by SalesTaxHandbook)

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