Notice dated 10/15/15

On October 12, 2015, the Alaska Department of Revenue announced the order adopting regulation changes that require electronic filing of corporate income tax returns and partnership information returns.    In general, a taxpayer is required to electronically file its Alaska corporate income tax return or Alaska partnership information return, if that taxpayer is required to electronically file its federal tax return.  See Alaska Administrative Code 15 AAC 20.150 for more details.

Alaska corporate income tax returns may be filed electronically through Revenue Online at http://online-tax.alaska.gov, or through Modernized E-File (MeF) software approved by the Department.  The electronic filing requirement applies to corporate tax years that begin on or after 1/1/15. 

Currently, the Department is working on a portal for the electronic filing of Alaska partnership information returns.  Therefore, electronic filing of Alaska partnership information returns is not required at this time.   The Department anticipates that the Revenue Online portal will be available for partnership filings later next summer.  The Department will issue a Public Notice when Revenue Online is available for the filing of Alaska partnership filings, and will advise when the electronic filing requirement is effective for partnership filings.    The Department further anticipates that MeF functionality will be in place for the filings of 2016 information returns.  Watch the Department’s web-site for further developments at http://www.tax.state.ak.us.