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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Alaska Basic Business Taxes

Corporate Taxes & Incentives Guide
Corporate income tax:
Corporations are taxed only on the portion of their net taxable income allocated and apportioned to the state:
0% on taxable income under $25,000;
2% on $25,000 to $49,000;
3% on $49,000 to $74,000;
4% on $74,000 to $99,000;
5% on $99,000 to $124,000;
6% on $124,000 to $148,000;
7% on $148,000 to $173,000;
8% on $173,000 to $198,000;
9% on $198,000 to $222,000;
9.4% on $222,000 or more

Biennial Report taxes and fees:
Business corporation: domestic $100, foreign $200; limited liability companies/partnerships fee: domestic $100, foreign $200; cooperative corporation: domestic $100; foreign cooperative corporation, $100

Sales and use taxes:
Alaska does not impose a statewide sales tax. Several boroughs and cities impose a bed tax, alcohol tax, and a sales tax of up to 7 percent on retail sales and certain locally provided personal services; neither Anchorage nor Fairbanks levies a general sales tax. There are no state sales, income, gross receipts, or inventory taxes.

Property 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. Alaska levies a property tax on oil and gas properties.

Oil and Gas Production Tax:
The state imposes a profits-based tax on oil and gas production, with a 35% of profits base rate. There are also several tax credits available to reduce liability, including credits targeted for new production, small producers, and production in Cook Inlet.

Education Credit:
The Education Credit is a non-transferable credit applicable to the Corporate Income Tax, Fisheries Business Tax, Fishery Resource Landing Tax, Insurance Premium Tax, Title Insurance Premium Tax, Mining License Tax, Oil and Gas Production Tax, and the Oil and Gas Property Tax. It is a non-transferable credit for contributions to vocational educational programs, accredited Alaska universities or colleges for educational purposes or facilities, annual intercollegiate sports tournaments, Alaska Native educational programs, and facilities that qualify under the Coastal American Partnership. It is 50% of annual contributions up to $100,000, 100% of the next $200,000, and 50% of annual contributions beyond $300,000. The credit cannot exceed $5,000,000 annually across all eligible tax types. The credit at these rates is effective from January 1, 2011 until December 31, 2020, at which point the maximum credit for any taxpayer is $150,000 per year.

Oil and gas credits:
Alaska has several tax credits for oil and gas production in both the North Slope region and Cook Inlet. These include credits for exploration, development of frontier basins, development of new areas, and production of new oil.

Mining/exploration credits:
The Alaska Exploration Incentives Act allows deduction of up to $20 million of qualified costs - including personnel, transportation, fuel, camp, communications, geochemical and geophysical, and contractual - for new mines. The exploration credits are site specific and may be assigned to successors in interest. The law provides 100 percent credit for eligible exploration costs against future mining license tax, corporate tax, and royalties on production. Credits are limited to no more than 50 percent of the taxes or royalties due the state in any given year and must be taken within 15 years of beginning production. To facilitate record keeping, the credits must be certified annually, with all submitted relevant data kept confidential for three years.

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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