HB4741

To require operators of gas and oil wells to withhold royalty taxes due from the lease holder and remit said withholdings to the appropriate County Tax Office.

Introduced·1/22/26
Intr Text

Requires lessees of West Virginia real estate to withhold personal income tax on natural resources royalty payments.

West Virginia HB4741 mandates that lessees of West Virginia real estate who make natural resources royalty payments must withhold West Virginia personal income tax on those payments. The withheld tax must be remitted to the Tax Commissioner. The bill outlines exceptions, penalties, and defines terms such as "natural resource" and "natural resources royalty payment." It also grants the Tax Commissioner rulemaking authority to implement these provisions.

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Energy and Public Works Committee
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History

Jan 22

House

Filed for introduction

Jan 22

House

To Energy and Public Works then Finance

Jan 22

House

Introduced in House