High-Wage Growth Business Tax Credit — Pre-Approval
Funds West Virginia employers with refundable tax relief when they grow payroll with high-wage roles.
The West Virginia High-Wage Growth Business Tax Credit is a refundable annual state tax credit available to for-profit employers that create ten or more new high-wage jobs in West Virginia. New positions must pay at least 2.25 times the state median salary and must be filled by West Virginia residents working at least 48 weeks per year. The employer must also offer health insurance to all full-tim…
Refundable West Virginia tax credit for employers creating ten or more high-wage jobs paying at least 2.25 times the state median salary.
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