West Virginia
Corporate Name Endings
* The name must not be same as or deceptively similar to name
already in use by another existing corporation of, or foreign
corporation qualified to do business in West Virginia, without
written consent of the other corporation or court order
establishing right of applicant to use name. The name must not
imply purpose other than that stated in articles of incorporation.
The name must contain one of the following words: "company",
"corporation", "incorporated", or "limited" or an abbreviation of
one of such words. Words "engineer", "engineering" cannot be used
unless corporate purpose is professional engineering and one or
more of incorporators is registered professional engineer.
Articles of Incorporation Requirements
* Director Information
* Minimum Number - One or more.
* Residence Requirements. - No provision.
* Age Requirements - None.
* Directors are required to be listed in the articles of
incorporation.
* Officer Information
* The officers are not required to be listed in the articles of
incorporation.
* Stock Information
* An increase in the shares may cause an increase in the
initial filing fee.
Yearly Requirements
* Annual Statements
* The rate of tax is the greater of: (1) $50 or (2)
seventy-five one-hundredths of one percent of the value of
the corporation's capital.
* Income Tax Rate
* 9.0% of taxable income. Also an annual tax is due based upon
capital stock. For domestic corporations, the rates are as
follows.
*
Capital Stock Tax
$5,000 or less $20
$5,000 to $10,000 $30
$10,000 to 25,000 $40
$25,000 to 50,000 $50
$50,000 to $75,000 $80
$75,000 to $100,000 $100
$100,000 to $125,000 $110
$125,000 to $150,000 $120
$150,000 t0 $175,000 $140
$175,000 to $200,000 $150
$200,000 to $1,000,000 $180 plus $0.20 per $1,000 or fraction thereof
over $200,000
$1,000,000 to 15,000,000 $340 plus $0.15 per $1,000 or fraction
thereof over $1,000,000
$15,000,000 and over $2500
* No par stock is valued at $25 per share unless it was
originally issued for a greater consideration [W.V.C.
S:11-12C-2].
For more information on taxes, visit www.state.wv.us/taxrev
