Social Security Plan Would Phase Out Taxes in West Virginia

Published on February 23, 2024

Lawmakers in West Virginia overwhelmingly passed a bill this week to phase out state taxes on Social Security payments. In 2019, the Legislature passed a bill cutting the income tax on Social Security benefits for the state’s lowest earners—those making less than $100,000 filing jointly and $50,000 for a single person—over three years. The GOP-led House of Delegates on Thursday, which is now going to the state Senate, will eliminate the tax for Social Security recipients over a three-year period, cutting the tax by 35 percent per year—65 percent in 2025, and 100 percent in 2026. The measure overwhelmingly passed 96–0 in the House. However, it would not be able to touch federal taxes on Social Security, as that would likely have to be passed by Congress....

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