West Virginia State Tax

Employees who work in West Virginia can select from the following marital status options. This information is available on the form WV/IT-104 “Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate.”

Single and Married use the same tax table, except when using the new “two earner percentage method,” as follows:

Marital statuses

Status

Description

1-Single

Single/Married

2-Married

Married with two incomes

3-Head of Household

Single/Married

4-Married/Separate

Single/Married (Married with one income)

5-Married/Joint

Married with two incomes

To set up payroll calculations on an employee for West Virginia State Tax:

  1. Open 5-2-1 Employees.
  2. Using the data control, select the employee.
  3. Click the Calculations tab.
  4. In the Marital cell of the West Virginia Income Tax row, enter the employee's marital status.
  5. In the Std Allow cell enter the number of exemptions/allowances claimed.
  6. Click File > Save.