1040 West Virginia electronic filing information

State contact information

If you have specific questions about what you can e-file or about rejections you received, contact the state for more information.

West Virginia State Tax Department

Taxpayer Services Division

Jindalay G. Jones

1124 Smith Street

Charleston, WV 25301

Email
: TAXLOI@wv.gov or TAXWVtaxaid@wv.gov

Phone
: 304-588-3333 or 304-558-8712 or 800-982-8297

Tax Refund Inquiries
: 304-558-3333 or 800-982-8297 or mytaxes.wvtax.gov/_/

E-filing information	Details
Grace period	5 calendar days
E-filing mandate	Must e-file if you are preparing more than 25 returns.
Accepts state-only filings	Yes - Attach the federal XML created for this State (Default). Only Federal e-file validation errors have to be cleared. E-file Reject Diagnostics do not have to be cleared.
Return types accepted	Resident Part-year Resident Nonresident Amended
Return types not accepted	Extension Estimate Payments
Accepts returns with these conditions	Refund Zero balance Balance due
Direct deposit of refunds	Yes
Accepted forms of payment	Check Direct debit (EFW) Electronic funds transfer (EFT)
Signature requirements	ERO retains Form WV-8453 for 3 years. West Virginia does not support eSignature of WV-8453. PIN allowed for signature of federal/state returns. PIN is not allowed for state only returns.
Driver's license requirements	Optional
Supports PDF attachments	Yes
Tax year(s) supported for e-filing	Current tax year and two prior tax years
Special considerations	See Publication 1345 Handbook for Electronic Filers for additional information.