Walk-in Services Scaled Back at W.Va. Tax Offices

West Virginia State Tax Department employees won't be able to prepare state tax returns for walk-in customers because of budgetary and staffing…

West Virginia State Tax Department employees won’t be able to prepare state tax returns for walk-in customers because of budgetary and staffing constraints.

The agency said in a news release walk-in services are being scaled back at locations across the state.

Walk-in services will now be limited to accepting completed returns and payments, preparing vouchers and accepting billing payments, resolving issues regarding letters taxpayers receive, providing letters of good standing, providing hard copies of the state’s personal income tax and business registration booklets and issuing new and duplicate business registration certificates.

The agency said free tax preparation is available through nonprofit organizations.

W.Va. Tax Department Closing Four Offices

The West Virginia State Tax Department will be closing three satellite offices and one regional office next month in an effort to save money in the face…

The West Virginia State Tax Department will be closing three satellite offices and one regional office next month in an effort to save money in the face of budget cuts.

Satellite offices in Logan, Morgantown and Princeton, as well as the regional office in Huntington, will be closed effective September 26.

All affected employees will keep their jobs, though, according to state tax officials. Employees will be reassigned to either the Charleston or Clarksburg offices.

According to a news release from the state Tax Department, closing three satellite offices will save around $15,000 a year, and nearly $52,000 a year will be saved by closing one regional office that is located near the agency’s Charleston headquarters.

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