HB5598

To increase state sales tax to 8% and abolish personal income tax.

Introduced·2/16/26
Intr Text

West Virginia HB5598 proposes to increase the state sales tax to 8% and eliminate personal income tax.

West Virginia HB5598 aims to amend the state's sales tax structure by raising the consumer sales and use tax to 8%. This bill also seeks to abolish the personal income tax in the state. The changes would affect all residents and businesses within West Virginia, impacting their tax liabilities. The bill includes provisions for the calculation of sales tax on fractional parts of a dollar and specifies that the tax computation will be carried to the third decimal place starting January 1, 2004.

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History

Feb 16

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 16

House

To Finance

Feb 16

House

Introduced in House