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WV-1345 Electronic Filing Procedures
E-file Your 2009 West Virginia Personal Income Tax Return
About Electronic Filing
West Virginia has been a part of the Joint Federal/State Electronic Filing Program since 1993 and has seen the program popularity increase each year.
Last year, over 463,000 West Virginians used e-file as the method of filing their IT-140 Resident, NR/PY, Amended and IT-140NRS tax returns. It's fast, it's accurate, and it's the preferred method for tax filing.
Refunds can be sent in about half the time and with Direct Deposit it's even faster. Balance Due filers can also transmit worry free tax returns and the balance of tax due is not due until April 15.
You can file your federal and state return at the same time or use the State Only option, which permits you to file your federal and state tax return at different times.
Tax preparers throughout the state offer e-file. To locate a preparer near you, click here.
New for Tax Year 2009
You can file current-year amended tax returns electronically, if the software you choose supports this function.
Preparers are no longer required to provide the West Virginia State Tax Department with a copy of their IRS acceptance letter and 8633 to participate in the state E-file program. Acceptance with the IRS is automatic acceptance with West Virginia. No further action is required.
Mandates are in place. Income tax preparers who filed more than one hundred personal income tax returns last year, and will be using tax preparation software to complete one or more of these returns, must file them electronically for the current tax year.
A Mandate Opt Out Form is available for taxpayers who choose not to have their income tax returns e-filed. This form must be signed and retained for your records.
State Only Returns
This option is available if you need to file your West Virginia tax return separately from the federal return. This could be due to a transmission error where the federal return was sent and the state was not.
Perhaps you are a resident of one of the states bordering West Virginia and need to file an IT-140NRS return, or a Non-Resident or Part Year Resident needing to file the It-140 NR/PY. Regardless, this option has all of the features and benefits as the Joint Filing program and is available through a Tax Professional.
State-only filing, like all forms of e-file, is available only for current year filers.
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