Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location. Register through the One Stop Business Portal before the first sale; the same application opens the sales tax account (6% state tax, plus a municipal sales tax of up to 1% in the cities that levy one) and the withholding account.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 2 of 6: Register for tax
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by West Virginia Tax Division.
Sources and dates
Tax Division business registration questions and answers; West Virginia Code 11-12. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
Yes. Every person doing business in West Virginia holds a business registration certificate, which is the state’s general business license, and posts it at each location.
West Virginia Tax Division.
Step 2 of 6, register for tax. The steps before it: set up the business.
Who needs a business registration certificate in West Virginia?
