Alaska § 10.25.540 - Business license and taxation of cooperatives.

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§ 10.25.540. Business license and taxation of cooperatives.

 (a) Cooperatives under this chapter shall apply for a business license and pay the initial license fee as provided by the Alaska Business License Act ( AS 43.70 ), as amended.

 (b) Before March 1 of each year,        (1) each telephone cooperative shall pay to the state, instead of state and local ad valorem, income, and excise taxes that may be assessed or levied, a percentage of its gross revenue earned during the preceding calendar year;

 (2) each electric cooperative shall pay to the state, instead of state and local ad valorem, income, and excise taxes that may be assessed or levied, a tax on the number of kilowatt hours of electricity sold at retail by the cooperative during the preceding calendar year.

Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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