Sales tax rate changes
West Virginia sales tax rate changes
Updated October 14, 2026
Last verified October 14, 2026. That is the UTC date the West Virginia Tax Division pages were retrieved. It is not an effective date.
US Sales Tax Rates monitors the sales tax publication West Virginia Tax Division posts for West Virginia: when the chart takes effect, how many jurisdictions changed, and what is coming next. It does not calculate tax on a sale.
Current West Virginia chart
The current West Virginia chart took effect July 1, 2026 and runs through December 31, 2026.
Every West Virginia jurisdiction on the loaded file is on the West Virginia rate chart.
Changes on the current West Virginia chart
No West Virginia chart in force today has a changed jurisdiction compared with the previous file.
Upcoming West Virginia changes
A later West Virginia chart, Q1 · effective 2027-01-01, is loaded. It takes effect January 1, 2027 and has not started yet.
6 jurisdictions on the Q1 · effective 2027-01-01 chart have a new rate that takes effect January 1, 2027. Those rates are not in effect yet.
What is monitored
West Virginia Tax Division publishes the loaded sales tax chart for West Virginia.
The in-force chart is Q3 2026 · in force through 2026-12-31, effective July 1 – December 31, 2026. The loaded file is a PDF.
The loaded file has 102 jurisdiction rows.
Not compared.
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
This note does not calculate tax on a sale.
Official West Virginia sources
These are official West Virginia Tax Division pages. The current rate file is found from these pages. A direct rate-file address is not linked here.
How the chart is checked
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
Nothing in this note is estimated. When a displayed figure disagrees with the official publication, the publication wins. That rule is recorded under corrections.
Rate monitoring is not a tax calculation
This note reports how the West Virginia publication is monitored. It does not calculate tax on a cart, invoice, ZIP code, or address, and it does not file a return.
Monitor West Virginia
Monitoring follows the official publication. The sample report shows the shape of a change row.