HB 4004: "An Act establishing an individual income tax; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 4004 01 "An Act establishing an individual income tax; and providing for an effective date." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 43 is amended by adding a new chapter to read: 04 Chapter 22. Individual Income Tax. 05 Sec. 43.22.010. Tax on individuals. (a) A tax is imposed for each calendar 06 year or fraction of a calendar year on every 07 (1) resident individual; and 08 (2) nonresident individual with income from a source in the state. 09 (b) The tax under this section is equal to 10 (1) for a resident individual, six percent of the taxpayer's total federal 11 income tax; 12 (2) for a nonresident individual, six percent of the taxpayer's total 13 federal income tax payable on the amount of the taxpayer's income that is from a 14 source in the state. 15 (c) In this section, "federal income tax" means the total tax payable to the
01 federal government, as reported by the taxpayer on a federal individual income tax 02 return, including alternate minimum tax and other taxes imposed by the Internal 03 Revenue Code, net of nonrefundable credits allowed against a liability and net of 04 federal tax attributable to income from stocks and obligations of the United States 05 government exempt from taxation by the state under 31 U.S.C. 3124. 06 Sec. 43.22.020. Credit for taxes paid. (a) A resident is entitled to a credit 07 against the tax liability under this chapter for the amount of tax paid to other states, 08 territories, or possessions of the United States on income derived from sources in 09 those jurisdictions that is also subject to tax in this chapter. 10 (b) The claim for credit under (a) of this section may include tax paid by an S 11 corporation or partnership on behalf of the individual, based on that individual's share 12 of income derived in the other jurisdiction; in this subsection, "S corporation" has the 13 meaning given in 26 U.S.C. 1361. 14 (c) The credit allowed under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 15 the tax imposed under this chapter multiplied by a ratio equal to federal adjusted gross 16 income derived from sources in the other jurisdiction divided by total federal adjusted 17 gross income. 18 (d) The application of the tax credit provided under this section may not 19 operate to reduce the tax payable under this chapter to an amount less than would have 20 been payable if the income from the other state was disregarded. 21 Sec. 43.22.030. Returns and payment of taxes. (a) An individual required to 22 make a return under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code shall file with the 23 department a return setting out 24 (1) the amount of tax due under this chapter; and 25 (2) other information for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of 26 this chapter that the department requires. 27 (b) The return must either be on oath or contain a written declaration that it is 28 made under penalty of perjury, and the department shall prescribe forms accordingly. 29 (c) The total amount of tax imposed by this chapter is due and payable to the 30 department at the same time and in the same manner as the tax payable to the United 31 States Internal Revenue Service.
01 (d) A taxpayer, upon request by the department, shall furnish to the 02 department a true and correct copy of the tax return that the taxpayer has filed with the 03 United States Internal Revenue Service. Every taxpayer shall notify the department in 04 writing of an alteration in, or modification of, the taxpayer's federal income tax return 05 and of a recomputation of tax or determination of deficiency, whether with or without 06 assessment. A full statement of the facts must accompany this notice. The taxpayer 07 shall file the notice within 60 days after the final determination of the alteration, 08 modification, recomputation, or deficiency, and the taxpayer shall pay any additional 09 tax due under this chapter at that time. For purposes of this subsection, a final 10 determination means the time that an amended federal return is filed or a notice of 11 deficiency or an assessment is mailed to the taxpayer by the Internal Revenue Service, 12 and the taxpayer has exhausted rights of appeal under federal law. 13 (e) The department may credit or refund overpayments of taxes, taxes 14 erroneously or illegally assessed or collected, penalties collected without authority, 15 and taxes that are found unjustly assessed or excessive in amount, or otherwise 16 wrongfully collected. The department shall set limitations, specify the manner in 17 which claims for credits or refunds are made, and give notice of allowance or 18 disallowance. When a refund is allowed to a taxpayer, it may be paid out of the 19 general fund on a warrant issued under a voucher approved by the department. 20 Sec. 43.22.040. Income from sources in the state. (a) For purposes of 21 AS 43.22.010(a), income from a source in the state includes 22 (1) compensation for personal services rendered in the state; 23 (2) salary or wages earned in the state; 24 (3) income from real or tangible personal property located in the state; 25 (4) income from stocks, bonds, notes, bank deposits, and other 26 intangible personal property having a taxable or business situs in the state; however, 27 the receipt of interest income from intangible property in the state does not alone 28 establish a taxable or business situs in the state; 29 (5) rentals and royalties for the use of or for the privilege of using, in 30 the state, patents, copyrights, secret processes and formulas, good will, marks, trade 31 brands, franchises, and other property having a taxable or business situs in the state;
01 (6) income of whatever nature from a source with a taxable or business 02 situs in the state. 03 (b) In (a) of this section, income is from a source with a taxable or business 04 situs in the state if it is attributed to or derived from 05 (1) business facilities or property in the state; 06 (2) business, farming, or fishing activities in the state; 07 (3) conducting in the state the management or investment function for 08 intangible property; 09 (4) a partnership, limited liability company, estate, or trust conducting 10 business activities in the state; 11 (5) a corporation transacting business activities in the state that has 12 elected to file federal returns as a subchapter under 26 U.S.C. 1362 (Internal Revenue 13 Code); 14 (6) any other activity from which income is received, realized, or 15 derived in the state. 16 (c) For purposes of (a) of this section, if a business, trade, or profession is 17 carried on partly inside and partly outside the state, other than the rendering of purely 18 personal services by an individual, the income from sources in the state shall be 19 determined as provided in AS 43.19. 20 Sec. 43.22.050. Tax withholding on wages of individuals. (a) Every 21 employer making payment of wages or salaries 22 (1) shall deduct and withhold an amount of tax computed in a manner 23 to approximate the amount of tax due on those wages or salaries under this chapter for 24 that calendar year; 25 (2) shall remit the tax withheld to the department accompanied by a 26 return on a form prescribed by the department at the times required by the department 27 by regulation; 28 (3) is liable for the payment of the tax required to be deducted and 29 withheld under this section but is not liable to any individual for the amount of the 30 payment; and 31 (4) shall furnish to the employee on or before January 31 of the
01 succeeding year, or not later than 30 days after a request by the employee after the 02 employee's termination if the 30-day period ends before January 31, a written 03 statement on a form prescribed by the department showing the 04 (A) name and taxpayer identification number of the employer; 05 (B) name and social security number of the employee; 06 (C) total amount of wages or salary for the calendar year; and 07 (D) total amount deducted and withheld as tax under this 08 chapter for the calendar year. 09 (b) The department shall publish the rate of withholding required by this 10 section. 11 Sec. 43.22.060. Administration. The department shall prescribe all necessary 12 forms and adopt regulations to implement and interpret this chapter, including 13 regulations for the online filing and payment of tax due under this chapter. The 14 department may incorporate into the regulations provisions of the Internal Revenue 15 Code that are necessary or useful to the administration of this chapter. 16 Sec. 43.22.190. Definitions. In this chapter, 17 (1) "domiciled" means established in a true principal permanent home 18 to which the individual has the intention of returning whenever absent; 19 (2) "individual" means a natural person, married or unmarried, adult or 20 minor, subject to payment of income tax under 26 U.S.C. (Internal Revenue Code); 21 (3) "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of the 22 United States (26 U.S.C.) as the code exists now or as hereafter amended, as the code 23 and amendments apply to the normal taxes and surtax on net incomes, which 24 amendments are operative for the purposes of this chapter as of the time they became 25 operative or will become operative under federal law; 26 (4) "nonresident" means an individual who is not a resident; 27 (5) "resident" means an individual who 28 (A) was domiciled in the state or resided in the state for the 29 entire calendar year; 30 (B) claims to be a resident of the state on the individual's 31 federal tax forms;
01 (C) receives a permanent fund dividend under AS 43.23; 02 (D) is registered to vote under AS 15; or 03 (E) received a resident fishing, hunting, or trapping license 04 during the calendar year under AS 16; 05 (6) "taxpayer" means a person subject to a tax imposed by this chapter. 06 * Sec. 2. AS 43.05.085; AS 43.20.012(b), and 43.20.013 are repealed. 07 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 08 read: 09 APPLICABILITY. AS 43.22.010 - 43.22.190, added by sec.1 of this Act, apply to 10 income received on or after the effective date of sec. 1 of this Act. 11 * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 12 read: 13 TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. Department of Revenue may adopt regulations 14 necessary to implement the changes made by this Act. The regulations take effect under 15 AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the effective date of the law 16 implemented by the regulation. 17 * Sec. 5. Section 4 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 18 * Sec. 6. Except as provided in sec. 5 of this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2018.