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Alaska Direct Financial Incentives

Alsaka's economic development, finance and tax organizations provide a range of incentive programs to initiate new business and commercial investment.

Corporate Taxes & Incentives Guide
Loan Programs:
The Division of Economic Development serves as a lender of last resort offering direct lending in commercial fishing, fisheries enhancement, capstone avionics, alternative energy conservation, small business, and rural development.

The Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank provides loans to fishing, tourism, natural resources, and agriculture-based projects.

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) through its Loan Participation program provides permanent financing, both taxable and tax-exempt, to borrowers through a qualified originator for the purpose of acquiring commercial real estate or equipment. The program provides the benefit of long-term fixed or variable rate financing on the portion of the loan purchased by AIDEA. Projects must be in Alaska and cover a wide variety of commercial facilities from hotels and office buildings to warehouses and manufacturing plants.

Equity partnering:
The State of Alaska, through the AIDEA Finance program is able to participate as an equity partner by using its ability to develop, own (in part or in whole) and operate basic installations and facilities within the state. These projects cover a wide variety of purposes including industrial roads; ports; airports; energy infrastructure; resource extraction; transportation; value-added processing; tourism and other public use facilities. These projects must advance the economic well-being and prosperity of an area within Alaska and generate adequate revenues to repay the bonds sold to finance the project. In all instances, the state recovers its investment and a modest rate of return through user fees and/or leases negotiated with the company utilizing the facilities.

Foreign-trade zones:
Five communities - Valdez, St. Paul, Fairbanks, Kodiak, and Anchorage - have been granted foreign-trade status.

Alaska State Contact:
Alaska Department of Revenue
Tax Division
550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 500
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 269-6620 Incentive and tax information is provided to Area Development by each state's economic development or commerce agency for information purposes only and is subject to revision at any time by the state government. Please contact the state agency directly for full requirements and offerings. This information was last updated October 2015.

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