Alaska income and taxes

The gasoline fact is a West Coast excluding California proxy covering Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. The law changes the amount Alaska fuel dealers or users retain when remitting tax and surcharge; it does not raise the per-gallon tax rate or establish that the lost allowance was passed through into pump prices or changed the four-state average. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained Alaska evidence context: West Coast excluding California regular gasoline price. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

* Section 1. AS 43.40.013 is amended to read: Sec. 43.40.013. Collection of the refined fuel surcharge and the motor fuel tax. Every dealer who sells or otherwise transfers refined or motor fuel in the state shall collect the surcharge and tax required in this chapter at the time of sale, and remit the total surcharge and tax collected during each calendar month of each year to the department by the last day of each succeeding month. Every user shall likewise remit the surcharge and tax required in this chapter and accrued on fuel actually used by the user during each month. [IF THE MONTHLY RETURN IS TIMELY FILED, ONE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL MONTHLY SURCHARGE AND TAX DUE, LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF $100, MAY BE DEDUCTED AND RETAINED TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF ACCOUNTING AND FILING THE MONTHLY RETURN.] At the time the remittance is made, each dealer or user shall submit a statement to the department showing all fuel that the dealer or user has distributed or used during the month. […] * Sec. 6. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.

Wages and salaries contribute to household money income. Compensation information and bargaining protections address that component, not a minimum wage increase or a demonstrated change in median household income. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained Alaska evidence context: Median household income. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Sec. 23.10.700. Disclosure or discussion of wages. (a) An employer who publishes a notice, advertisement, or other solicitation for employment shall include in the notice, advertisement, or other solicitation a description of the compensation, including the salary or range of salaries, for the position. (b) An employer may not (1) prohibit an employee or applicant for employment from disclosing the employee's or applicant's compensation or discussing or asking about the compensation of another; (2) ask an applicant for employment about compensation the applicant may have received from another employer; or (3) prohibit an employee or applicant for employment from helping or encouraging another individual to exercise a right under this subsection. (c) Nothing in this section (1) creates an obligation for an employee or applicant for employment to disclose information about the employee's or applicant's compensation or the compensation of another; (2) prohibits an employee or applicant for employment from voluntarily disclosing to an employer information about the employee's or applicant's compensation; (3) prohibits an employer from considering or relying on information disclosed under (2) of this subsection when determining the compensation of an employee or applicant for employment; (4) requires an employer to disclose the compensation of any individual employee, unless otherwise required by law.

The FBI property-crime measure includes larceny-theft, burglary and motor-vehicle theft. The taking of property within this organized-theft proposal overlaps larceny-theft. Theft of services, wage theft and trafficking are excluded from this connection, and Alaska offense definitions do not equal FBI classifications. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained Alaska evidence context: Reported property-crime rate. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Sec. 11.46.115. Organized theft. (a) A person commits the crime of organized theft if the person, in coordination with a group of two or more persons, commits two or more instances of theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and (1) the value of property or services taken on each occasion is $750 or more; or (2) the property is (A) a firearm or explosive; (B) taken from the person of another; (C) taken from a vessel and is vessel safety or survival equipment; (D) taken from an aircraft and the property is aircraft safety or survival equipment. (b) Organized theft is a class A felony.

The fact counts people receiving OASDI benefits. Repeal of pension-related offsets concerns monthly benefits for affected retirees, survivors and disabled workers. This Senate bill was not separately enacted; the connection does not cover SSI or establish a change in Alaska beneficiary counts. This relationship does not establish causation. Actions after the measurement period cannot explain its earlier value.

Retained Alaska evidence context: Social Security beneficiaries. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

2.Repeal of government pension offset provision(a)In generalSection 202(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(k)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).(b)Conforming amendments(1)Section 202(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(b)(2)) is amended by striking subsections (k)(5) and (q) and inserting subsection (q).(2)Section 202(c)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(c)(2)) is amended by striking subsections (k)(5) and (q) and inserting subsection (q).(3)Section 202(e)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(e)(2)(A)) is amended by striking subsection (k)(5), subsection (q), and inserting subsection (q).(4)Section 202(f)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(f)(2)(A)) is amended by striking subsection (k)(5), subsection (q) and inserting subsection (q).3.Repeal of windfall elimination provisions(a)In generalSection 215 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415) is amended—(1)in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (7);(2)in subsection (d), by striking paragraph (3); and(3)in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (9).(b)Conforming amendmentsSubsections (e)(2) and (f)(2) of section 202 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402) are each amended by striking section 215(f)(5), 215(f)(6), or 215(f)(9)(B) in subparagraphs (C) and (D)(i) and inserting paragraph (5) or (6) of section 215(f).4.Effective dateThe amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to monthly insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act for months after December 2023. Notwithstanding section 215(f) of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall adjust primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to take into account the amendments made by section 3.

These describe the original executive instrument provisions selected for this topic. Later amendments and current implementation require separate evidence.

Read the original signed disaster declaration ↗

• Reviewed provision R1: Declares a disaster emergency August 23 in Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula boroughs. Recitals cover Willow/Caswell fires, Swan Lake burning since June 5 and escaping containment August 18, and two additional August 17-18 fires near Homer/Anchor Point.
• Reviewed provision R2: Authorizes DMVA to use funds made available for necessary Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Temporary Housing and administrative/disaster-management expenses. Eligibility, award and payment remain separate.

Individual Assistance addresses disaster losses to household real/personal property. It does not change taxes, promise every applicant payment or establish a change in household income.

Retained Alaska evidence context: energy · reviewed policy-topic context · health · reviewed policy-topic context · housing-borrowing · reviewed policy-topic context · income-taxes · reviewed policy-topic context · deficit-debt-interest · reviewed policy-topic context · real-gdp · reviewed policy-topic context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

On August 23, 2019 Governor Mike Dunleavy signed a disaster declaration for Mat-Su and Kenai Peninsula boroughs, authorizing available funds for Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Temporary Housing and disaster administration. It includes Swan Lake, Willow/Caswell and two additional Homer-area fires. The signed original preserves local scope, delegated coordination and damaged utilities; final recovery and payments are unverified.

These describe the original executive instrument provisions selected for this topic. Later amendments and current implementation require separate evidence.

Read the original signed funding notice ↗

• Reviewed provision R1: Notifies the Senate president and House speaker of the August 23 declaration and assistance for individuals/families, infrastructure repair and emergency response. Receiving the letter is not a legislative vote.
• Reviewed provision R2: Limits initial Disaster Relief Fund expenditures to $1,000,000 pending damage assessments; promises a revised finance plan. Reports a fund balance of $31,566,849.69 and says no supplemental appropriation is required at that time.

The governor identifies existing-fund assistance for disaster-affected individuals and families. The aggregate spending limit is not a per-household grant or a change to tax rules.

Retained Alaska evidence context: housing-borrowing · reviewed policy-topic context · income-taxes · reviewed policy-topic context · deficit-debt-interest · reviewed policy-topic context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Dunleavy’s signed August 23 letter to Cathy Giessel and Bryce Edgmon limits initial Disaster Relief Fund expenditures to $1,000,000 until damage assessments are complete. It reports a $31,566,849.69 fund balance and says a supplemental appropriation is not required then. Suppression funding is separate from assistance for homes/public infrastructure; later finance plans and actual payments remain under review.