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May U.S. Factory Orders Rise Significantly
07/02/2009 |
LABOR FORCE: 352,304 (2007)
RIGHT TO WORK: NoTRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES: Petroleum, government, tourism, mining, fishing, forest products
EXPANDING INDUSTRIES: Transportation, mining and oil, tourism and hotels, aerospace industries, minerals explorationCOLLEGE GRADUATES: (Age 25 and over) 24%
BASIC BUSINESS TAXES:Biennial Corporate Tax: Domestic, $100; foreign, $200; nonprofit fee, $15; limited liability companies/ partnerships fee: domestic $100; foreign $200
Sales and Use Tax: Several boroughs and cities impose a sales and use tax of up to 7 percent on retail sales and certain locally provided personal services; neither Anchorage nor Fairbanks levies a retail sales tax. There are no state sales, income, gross receipts, or inventory taxesProperty Tax: Real and personal property is taxed by boroughs and cities; the tax is levied primarily on real estate, but some communities also tax personal property; property is required to be assessed at 100 percent of value, however, generally, property is assessed at between 90-96 percent valuation with tax rates ranging from 5 mills to 20.5 mills
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