Feb. 26—JUNEAU — Measures to raise new state revenue were introduced in the Alaska Senate on Wednesday, including one that would substantially increase taxes on oil companies. Legislators are facing a ...

With strains on both revenue projections and their relationship with the governor, lawmakers in the majority say they are ...

Fiscal conservatives like to say that Alaska has a spending problem. Solve it by cutting programs and the tax-free good life can continue — along with a Permanent Fund dividend every fall. The other ...

Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, speaks Tuesday, April 15, 2025, on the floor of the Alaska Senate. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) A change to Alaska’s corporate income tax structure is ...

Input the total of your itemized deductions, such as mortgage interest, charitable contributions, medical and dental expenses, and state taxes. If your total itemized deductions are less than the ...

Establishing residency in Alaska requires more than just physical presence. The state considers a range of actions and legal ties to determine whether an individual meets the residency requirements.

The Alaska Legislature has approved what would be the first state measure to raise significant new revenue in a decade and in the process has unlocked a key section of its own education-funding bill.

Solving Alaska’s growing shortage of state revenue is similar to that old adage: Don’t go grocery shopping when you’re hungry, you’ll make too many wrong choices. That’s when it’s important to make a ...

As we chart our economic future, the contentious issue of raising oil taxes has again reared its less than attractive head. Long reliant on income from our petroleum resources to fund government, ...

Lower taxes can help you stretch retirement income so it lasts longer. These 12 states offer rates low enough to qualify them ...