JUNEAU – This week, economists with the Alaska Department of Revenue produced a report analyzing how much Alaska generates in oil production taxes after the state pays out subsidies in the form of oil tax credits. The report shows that in the next fiscal year, FY 2018, the state of Alaska is slated to pay […]
During last week’s National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump vowed to “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment, a 62-year-old provision in the U.S. tax code that prevents certain tax-exempt organizations, secular and religious, from political campaigning. His remarks have sparked debate over the line between Church and State in America. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) […]
With threats of trade and immigration wars with Mexico looming ever closer, food producers and shippers in the U.S. are working hard to speed up exports to Mexico and find alternative markets for their goods. Mexico in one of the largest export markets for farm production in the country. Producers and shippers are attempting […]
Anchorage, Alaska — More than 30,000 scams were reported to Better Business Bureau’s Scam Tracker in 2016, with 151 reported in Alaska Tax Collection fraud topped the list as the most reported scam in the last year. The following list is based on scams reported by consumers on bbb.org/scamtracker, a free interactive online tool launched […]