HB5617

West Virginia Job Training and Placement Act allows retailers to retain sales tax for job training services.

The West Virginia Job Training and Placement Act allows retailers to retain a portion of consumer sales and use taxes to provide job training and placement services. Retailers must be certified as workforce training community centers, meeting criteria such as annual sales of at least $1 million and experience in assisting people with barriers to employment. Retailers can retain up to 75% of the tax collected beyond the first $1 million, using it to improve infrastructure and provide services.