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Most tax revenue came from sales and gross receipts taxes ($2.7 billion) and income taxes ($2.1 billion).
The STC survey includes five broad tax categories and up to 25 subcategories. Data is gathered from all 50 state governments and all dependent state-level entities.
The Census Bureau cautions that it sets the tax classifications among the survey categories, and they may differ from the classifications set by the state governments.
Below is a breakdown of how taxes were classified by the bureau and how much was collected.
2018 West Virginia Tax Collections
| Type of Tax | Amount |
|---|---|
| Property taxes | $7,316,000 |
| Sales and gross receipts taxes | $2,731,739,000 |
| License taxes | $194,048,000 |
| Income taxes | $2,060,639,000 |
| Other taxes | $423,931,000 |
| General sales and gross receipts taxes | $1,311,930,000 |
| Selective sales and gross receipts taxes | $1,419,809,000 |
| Alcoholic beverages sales tax | $17,576,000 |
| Amusements sales tax | $35,152,000 |
| Insurance premiums sales tax | $169,607,000 |
| Motor fuels sales tax | $419,528,000 |
| Pari-mutuels sales tax | $2,704,000 |
| Public utilities sales tax | $119,736,000 |
| Tobacco products sales tax | $177,840,000 |
| Other selective sales and gross receipts taxes | $477,666,000 |
| Alcoholic beverages license | $1,927,000 |
| Amusements license | $3,672,000 |
| Corporations in general license | $737,000 |
| Hunting and fishing license | $12,325,000 |
| Motor vehicle license | $4,498,000 |
| Motor vehicle operators license | $160,076,000 |
| Public utilities license | $449,000 |
| Occupation and business license, nec | $8,144,000 |
| Other license taxes | $2,220,000 |
| Individual income taxes | $1,950,571,000 |
| Corporations net income taxes | $110,068,000 |
| Death and gift taxes | $0 |
| Documentary and stock transfer taxes | $12,036,000 |
| Severance taxes | $411,895,000 |
| Taxes, nec | $0 |
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