West Virginia State Tax Division

1001 Lee Street, East
Charleston, WV 25301
304-558‐3333
Website of the Tax Division

The State Tax Division administers, collects, and enforces the major taxes imposed by the State of West Virginia. These include: personal income tax; consumer sales and use taxes; corporate income tax; motor fuel taxes; and, other excise taxes. The division processes nearly 1.6 million tax returns annually and also administers a variety of tax credit programs.

Matt Irby was appointed Acting Tax Commissioner for West Virginia by Governor Jim Justice on January 29, 2021, and was officially named Tax Commissioner on June 29, 2021.​​

He brings nearly two decades of public service experience in tax and law to the Tax Division in service to West Virginia as the Deputy Tax Commissioner, Director of the Tax Account Administration Division, Administrative Law Judge at the West Virginia Office of Tax Appeals, and as an attorney for the State Tax Division. He has also worked for Legal Aid of West Virginia and the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy.

Commissioner Irby earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marshall University and a law degree from Chase College of Law. ​