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  "name": "What are West Virginia's income tax rates for 2026?",
  "description": "West Virginia taxes wages at 2.22% to 4.82% across 5 brackets. On $75,000 a single filer pays about $2,680 in West Virginia income tax (3.6% effective).",
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    "question": "What are West Virginia's income tax rates for 2026?",
    "shortAnswer": "West Virginia taxes wages at 2.22% to 4.82% across 5 brackets. On $75,000 a single filer pays about $2,680 in West Virginia income tax (3.6% effective).",
    "tableTitle": "West Virginia income tax brackets (single filer)",
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      {
        "label": "$0 – $10,000",
        "value": "2.22%",
        "note": "Single filer, taxable income"
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        "label": "$10,000 – $25,000",
        "value": "2.96%",
        "note": "Single filer, taxable income"
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      {
        "label": "$25,000 – $40,000",
        "value": "3.33%",
        "note": "Single filer, taxable income"
      },
      {
        "label": "$40,000 – $60,000",
        "value": "4.44%",
        "note": "Single filer, taxable income"
      },
      {
        "label": "Over $60,000",
        "value": "4.82%",
        "note": "Single filer, taxable income"
      }
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    "context": "West Virginia cut rates again for 2025 to 2.22%–4.82%; the same brackets apply to single and joint filers, with a $2,000 personal exemption per person. Standard deduction / exemptions used here: $2,000 single, $4,000 joint. Married couples have their own published brackets. City and county income taxes, where they exist, come on top.",
    "methodology": "Brackets from the state revenue department's 2025–2026 published schedules; effective rate computed with no pre-tax deductions or credits.",
    "dateModified": "2026-10-02",
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