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West Virginia has a 6.00 percent state sales tax rate, a max local sales tax rate of 1.00 percent, and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 6.55 percent. West Virginia's tax system ranks 20th overall on our 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index.

This tax is administered by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), and covers Social Security, Medicare and other benefits. The current self-employment tax rate is 15.3 percent. You'll be able to deduct some of your business expenses from your income when calculating how much self-employment tax you owe.

Please contact the WV Secretary of State's Office at 304-558-8000.

For more information, visit the Contractor Licensing page. Email Licensing@wv.gov or call (304) 558-7890.

WV Secretary of State Mac Warner is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the West Virginia University School of Law.

To protect taxpayer confidential identification number(s), an account number has been assigned to each tax type that the taxpayer is responsible for filing. The new WV tax account number is eight digits, specific to each individual tax type (account) and is on all documentation issued from the department.

To request the SS-4 forms to obtain a taxpayer identification number from the Internal Revenue Service, call 1-800-829-4933. You may apply for your FEIN by mail or by calling the 800 number above or by visiting the website .irs.gov.

West Virginia Withholding Tax Account Number If you already have a WV Withholding Tax Account Number, you can find this on previous tax filings or correspondence from the WV State Tax Department. If you're unsure, contact the agency at 1-304-558-3333.