CHARLESTON, W.Va.—According to the West Virginia State Tax Commissioner Christopher G. Morris, West Virginia law changes have mandated that the Tax Department design a return that combines the consumers sales and service tax form and use form into a single return.  

Effective July 1, 2008, the new Combined Sales and Use Tax form must be completed and filed for periods ending on or after July 31, 2008. The due date for filing the combined form and remitting sales and use tax for July of 2008 is August 20, 2008.   Taxpayers must include on the new form their new Combined Sales and Use Tax 8-digit account number, which will be issued to them by mail after July 20, 2008.On August 1, 2008, the Tax Department plans to post the new combined form online at:  www.state.wv.us/taxrev/forms.html.  

“The new Combined Sales and Use Tax form will streamline West Virginia tax administration, and improve customer service for taxpayers,” Morris said. 

Use of the new combined form for any reporting period ending prior to July 1, 2008 will cause filing delays. For periods ending prior to July 1, 2008, taxpayers will need to use the Consumers Sales and Service and Use Tax 8-digit account numbers issued prior to July 20, 2008 and the separate, card size versions of the Consumers Sales and Service and Use Tax returns.  The Tax Department will continue to make these separate returns available at www.state.wv.us/taxrev/forms.html. 

For e-filers the new combined form will also be available on the Tax Department’s e-filing website, https://mytaxes.wvtax.gov. The online filing system will make sure taxpayers file the correct form or forms for each filing period. Taxpayers can also request a new Combined Sales and Use Tax form by contacting Taxpayer Services at (304) 344-2068 or 1-800-422-2075. 

“Continued improvements to our e-filing website provide increased flexibility, more filing convenience and additional filing options to West Virginia Taxpayers than ever before for reporting and paying West Virginia taxes, such as the sales tax, the use tax, and the withholding taxes,” Morris said.

Further improvement and additional tax types will be added to the "My Taxes" over the next few years.