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Alaska Payroll Instructions

For more about Goldenseal payroll accounting software, click here.
For more about US Federal withholding in the Goldenseal payroll software, click here.

HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual updates for federal and state tax tables.

Alaska State Income Tax

There is currently no state income tax in Alaska, so there is also no payroll withholding.

Alaska Unemployment Tax Instructions

In 2005 the Alaska unemployment tax applies to the first $27,900 of each employee's annual wages. The basic rate for new businesses is 4.19% , adjusted for experience after the first year. There is also an employee withholding of 1/2% for unemployment coverage, with a maximum deduction of $139.50.

To enter your Alaska SUTA tax rate into the Goldenseal payroll software, follow these steps:

  1. Choose Payroll Setup from the Costs menu, and choose Tax Items from the submenu.
  2. You'll see a list of Tax Items. Locate your state's SUTA tax in the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you don't see SUTA listed, you'll need to import your state's payroll info.
  3. Enter the percent that you pay into the percentage field to the right of Calculation method.
  4. If the cutoff amount has changed, enter it into the dollar field to the right of First Adjustment.

Contacts

Alaska Department of Revenue
Pouch SA, PO Box 110420 Juneau AK 99811-0400
907 465-2320

Alaska Department of Labor, Employment Security Division (SUTA)
PO Box 25509
Juneau, AK 99802
800 448-3527, 907 465-2787 or 907 465-2700

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