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November 25, 2024
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West Virginia law lowers personal income tax rates effective January 1, 2025

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed into law S.B. 2033 which, effective January 1, 2025, lowers the graduated income tax rates from a range of 2.36% to 5.12% to a range of 2.2% to 4.82%. The legislation allows for future tax rate cuts if revenue goals are met.

Personal income tax rates effective January 1, 2025

Single individuals

If the West Virginia taxable income is:

The tax is:

Not over $10,000

2.22% of the taxable income

Over $10,000 but not over $25,000

$222 plus 2.96% of excess over $10,000

Over $25,000 but not over $40,000

$666 plus 3.33% of excess over $25,000

Over $40,000 but not over $60,000

$1,165.50 plus 4.44% of excess over $40,000

Over $60,000

$2,053.50 plus 4.82% of excess over $60,000

Married individuals filing separate returns

If the West Virginia taxable income is:

The tax is:

Not over $5,000

2.22% of the taxable income

Over $5,000 but not over $12,500

$111 plus 2.96% of excess over $5,000

Over $12,500 but not over $20,000

$333 plus 3.33% of excess over $12,500

Over $20,000 but not over $30,000

$582.75 plus 4.44% of excess over $20,000

Over $30,000

$1,026.75 plus 4.82% of excess over $30,000

Ernst & Young LLP insights

This is the second personal income tax rate cut in the last two years. In 2023, H.B. 2526 lowered the personal income tax rates to a range of 2.36% to 5.12% effective retroactive to January 1, 2023. (See Tax Alert 2023-0439.)

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Published by NTD’s Tax Technical Knowledge Services group; Andrea Ben-Yosef, legal editor