Sales Tax In the News

In the News 2025

State Tax Administrators are Studying the Use of Generative AI
taxnotes, April 15, 2025 (requires subscription to access)

Sharp Turn in Federal Policy Brings Significant Risks for State Tax Revenues
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, April 9, 2025

Alaska Bill Proposes Marketplace Facilitator Tax to Fight Retail Theft
taxnotes, March 20, 2025 (requires subscription to access)

Anchorage Sales Tax Proposal Postponed Indefinitely by Assembly Tuesday Night
Alaska News Source, March 18, 2025

COST Objects to Proposed Tax on Marketplace Facilitators in Alaska
taxnotes, March 17, 2025 (requires subscription to access)

Ketchikan Repeals Sales Tax Exemption for Cruise Ships
KTOO, February 26, 2025

Alaska Bill Would Establish Marketplace Facilitator Sales Tax
taxnotes, February 12, 2025 (requires subscription to access)

In the News 2022

Remote Sales Tax: Federal Legislation Could Resolve Some Uncertainties and Improve Overall System
United States Government Accountability Office, November, 2022

Cyber Monday Sales Tax to Boost Local Government Budgets
Peninsula Clarion, November 28, 2022

Alaska Cities Tap Into Online Sales Tax
Alaska Journal of Commerce, June 3, 2022 (archived)

Juneau Assembly Looks Into Exempting Food From Sales Tax
KTOO, April 28, 2022

[Nome] Council Mulls Keeping Sales Tax at 5 Percent
The Nome Nugget, April 8, 2022

In the News 2020

Kenai Sees Returns from Remote Sales Tax
Peninsula Clarion, December 22, 2020

Online Sales Tax Helps Remote Communities Balance 2020’s Lost Local Taxes
KFSK, December 18, 2020

Alaska and Colorado Implement Centralized Systems for Local Sales Tax Filings
Forvis, December 15, 2020 (archived)

City Online Sales Tax Update: So Far, So Good
KMXT, December 11, 2020

Sales Tax on Outside Purchases Projected to Raise up to $10 Million for Alaska Towns
Anchorage Daily News/Associated Press, December 1, 2020

Alaska Online Sales Tax Offers a ‘Tiny Bright Spot’ of Revenue from Some Local Communities
KTVF, November 28, 2020

Wasilla Reports Online Sales Tax Revenues
Frontiersman, September 21, 2020

Home Rule Jurisdictions Make Their Move
Bloomberg Tax, August 21, 2020

Borough Attorney Talks Remote Sales Tax
Ketchikan Daily News, July 11, 2020

Sitka Wants Piece of Internet Sales Tax Revenue
KINY, May 1, 2020 (archived)

Alaska Teams Up with MUNIRevs and TTR to Help Companies Get Sales Tax Right
Cision PR Newswire, April 27, 2020

Alaska Jurisdictions Combine to Establish States’ First Nexus
TaxConnex, April 21, 2020

NOMAD – No More: Alaska Introduces Economic Nexus for Sales Tax
Sales Tax and More, March 25, 2020

Establishing an Economic Nexus in Alaska
Sales Tax and More, March 18, 2020

Petersburg Assembly Advances Online Sales Tax Code
KFSK, March 5, 2020

City Closer to Implementing Online Sales Tax
Kodiak Daily Mirror, March 4, 2020

Wasilla Passes Remote Seller Sales Tax Code
Frontiersman, February 25, 2020

To Protect Local Brick and Mortar, Haines to Consider Remote Seller Tax
Alaska Public Media, February 24, 2020

Remote Sales Tax Could Give Local Businesses a Leg Up
KHNS, February 22, 2020

Kenai Readies for Online Sales Tax Collection
KDLL, February 20, 2020

More Taxes for Unalaska’s Online Shoppers
Bristol Bay Times-Dutch Harbor Fisherman, February 8, 2020 (archived)

Remote Sales Tax Collection
Legislative Lunch and Learn, February 7, 2020
Sponsored by Senator Kiehl

Online Retailers to Collect and Pay City of Nome Sales Tax
The Nome Nugget, February 7, 2020

Online Sales Net More Than $70,000 in 2019
Chilkat Valley News, January 30, 2020

Bethel Joins Alaska Remote Sales Tax Commission in Order to Collect Online Sales Tax
KYUK, January 29, 2020

Alaska’s Local Governments Work to Address Remote Sales Tax
Anchorage Daily News, January 28, 2020

Borough Works to Make Clear Tax Applies to Online Sales
The Skagway News, January 14, 2020 (archived)

Alaska Board Advances State’s Tax Code on Remote Sales
Law 360, January 8, 2020 (requires subscription to access)

 

In the News 2018

Alaska Localities Exploring Remote Sales Tax Options
Law 360, October 30, 2018 (requires subscription to access)

Municipalities May Try to Collect Online Sales Tax Revenue
Alaska Journal of Commerce, July 24, 2018 (archived)