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                       Instructions for Form 6000 

 2023 Alaska Corporation Net Income Tax Return 
Tax Rate Table ............................................................................1                          APPENDICES
What’s New ................................................................................1
If You Need Help.........................................................................2     Appendix A – Worksheet for Charitable Contribution
Avoid Common Mistakes ............................................................2            Deduction .................................................................................14
                                                                                               Appendix B – Worksheet for Dividends-Received
 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS                                                                          Deduction .................................................................................15

Who Must File.............................................................................3
Sub-Chapter S Corporation (S Corporation) ..............................3                       HELPFUL TIP:  Many tax return errors can be avoided by 
Small Corporation Exemption .....................................................3              filing your corporate tax return using Revenue Online at:  
Partnership .................................................................................4
Limited Liability Company (LLC).................................................4                              https://online-tax.alaska.gov
Exempt Organization ..................................................................4
Return Due Dates .......................................................................4       You can also use Revenue Online to make payments!
Extension of Time to File ............................................................4
Payment Due Dates ...................................................................4
Where to Send Return ................................................................5                             TAX RATE TABLE
Who Must Sign ...........................................................................5               (tax years beginning  on or after 8/26/13)
Paid Preparer Authorization........................................................5            (1)            (2)    (3)           (4)                 (5)
Estimated Tax Payments ............................................................5            At Least     But Less Your Tax is   Plus                Of The
Quick Refund ..............................................................................5                   Than                              Amount Over
Filing a Consolidated Return ......................................................5            -0-            25,000 -0-           -0-                 -0-
Adoption of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ............................5                       25,000         49,000 -0-           2%                  25,000
Attachment of Federal Return ....................................................5              49,000         74,000 480           3%                  49,000
Combined Report .......................................................................6
                                                                                                74,000         99,000 1230          4%                  74,000
Unitary Group or Unitary Business .............................................6
Allocation and Apportionment of Income ....................................7                    99,000       124,000  2230          5%                  99,000
Combined Affiliates Having Different Accounting Periods ..........7                             124,000      148,000  3480          6%                  124,000
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs).......................................7                   148,000      173,000  4920          7%                  148,000
Public Law (P.L.) 86-272 .............................................................7
                                                                                                173,000      198,000  6670          8%                  173,000
Insurance Companies.................................................................7
Payment of Tax ...........................................................................7     198,000      222,000  8670          9%                  198,000
Alaska Interest Rates .................................................................8       222,000 or more        10830         9.4%                222,000
Amended Returns.......................................................................8         
Adjustments to Federal Income Tax Liability ..............................8
                                                                                                                      WHAT’S NEW
Protective Claim .........................................................................8
Late Filing of Return ...................................................................8
Late Payment of Tax ...................................................................8       Alternative Minimum  Tax (AMT):  The  Inflation  Reduction  Act 
Failure to Electronically File........................................................8        reintroduced  a corporate AMT tax for tax years that begin after 
Voluntary Disclosure Program ....................................................8             12/31/2022.  Corporations  must determine  whether  they are 
Disclaimers .................................................................................8 subject to the new AMT and calculate AMT if applicable.  See the 
                                                                                               instructions for Schedule E, line 1a.
 SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
                                                                                               Small Corporation Exemption: The Small Corporation Exemption 
Taxpayer Identification ................................................................8      expired on 06/30/2023.  The department will allow the Small 
Contact Person ...........................................................................9    Corporation Exemption to apply to the taxpayer’s full tax year for 
Return Information ......................................................................9     any eligible small corporation that had a tax year that began prior 
Schedule A – Net Income Tax Summary ....................................9                      to 7/01/2023. 
Schedule B – Taxpayer Information ..........................................10
Schedule C – Tax Payment Record ..........................................10                   Appendix A: The department updated line 5 of the Worksheet for 
Schedule D – Alaska Tax Computation ....................................10                     Charitable  Contribution  Deduction  from available  net operating 
Schedule E – Other Taxes ........................................................10            loss carryforward to utilized net operating loss carryforward. This 
Schedule H – Computation of Alaska Income ..........................10                         will also change the calculation of Schedule K, line 8.  
Schedule I – Apportionment Factor ..........................................11
Schedule J – Alaska Capital and Sec.1231 Gains and Losses 12                                   Appendix B: Dividends-Received  Deduction  Worksheet.   The 
Schedule K – Alaska Charitable Contribution Deduction..........13                              DOR updated lines 1 through 3 of the worksheet.
Schedule L – Alaska Dividends-Received Deduction (DRD) ....13
                                                                                               Relief from additions to tax for underpayments: Corporations 
                                                                                               may exclude  AMT tax liability  when calculating  the required 
                                                                                               quarterly estimated tax payments on Form 6220 for the tax year 

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that begins after 12/31/2022 and for the tax year that begins prior       Current tax forms and instructions are available online at:
to 01/01/2024.  See Form 6220 instructions, line 1.                       www.tax.alaska.gov.

Form 6390 and 6395: The DOR updated Alaska Forms 6390 and                            Avoid Common Mistakes
6395 to support the redesign of federal Form 3800 and to report 
AMT.                                                                      To facilitate the processing of your return, be sure to do the
                                                                          following:
Electronic Filing Requirement of Alaska Return
                                                                          1)    MeF Filers. If you are filing a return using Modernized E-File, 
Effective  July 1, 2016, a taxpayer is required to electronically file    avoid common errors:
any return or report, unless a waiver is granted by the Department 
of Revenue (DOR). Amended returns for tax periods ending after            •  If the corporation  is claiming any carryover items (net 
July 1, 2016 are required to be electronically filed and fall under       operating losses,  capital losses, etc.),  make sure your 
the definition of a “return”. Failure to file electronically may result   tax software supports Form 6385. Failure to fill out and 
in a penalty. The penalty is (the greater of) $25 or 1% of the total      transmit Form 6385 may result in denial of associated tax 
tax due before application of payments. (See AS 43.05.045 and             attributes.
AS 43.05.220(f).)
                                                                          •  If the corporation is claiming any federal credits or state 
A taxpayer may apply for a waiver if the taxpayer does not have           incentive  credits, make sure your tax software supports 
the capability to file electronically. A waiver may be requested by       the  relevant forms  (such as  Forms  6310, 6327, 6390, 
filing  Form  773  Electronic  Filing  Waiver Application,  at  least  30 6395). Failure to fill out and transmit required forms may 
days before the due date of the tax return and before the return          result in denial of associated credits.
is filed. Do not submit the waiver request with the return. It is not 
necessary to request a waiver for any tax return for which the DOR        •    Make  sure that  Schedule I  shows factor  numerators by 
does not provide an electronic filing methodology, such as Form           corporation, net of eliminations. Do not list an “elimination 
6230 Application for Quick Refund of Overpayment of Estimated             company.”
Tax, or Form 6750 Application for Voluntary Disclosure. Effective 
February  10, 2018,  the DOR requires  Form 6900  Partnership             •  Remember to  attach a pdf to  your submission for  the 
Information Return to be filed electronically.                            following:
                                                                            o  Form 7004 to support your extension.
Note: The DOR will not grant a waiver if a corporation is subject           o  Required statement for other additions/subtractions.
to federal electronic filing requirements. The DOR will not grant a         o  Required statement for any nonbusiness items.
waiver for use of tax software that does not support electronic filing 
of Alaska returns.                                                        2)    File  with  the correct taxpayer name. If the Alaska taxpayer is 
                                                                          a member of a federal consolidated group, then the name on 
There are two ways to file an Alaska corporate income tax return:         the Alaska return will often be different than the name on the 
                                                                          federal return. See specific instructions on page 8 regarding 
 MeF  Modernized  E-File  allows  you  to  file  your  state  return   taxpayer  identification.  Unless  the  corporation  changed  its 
    in conjunction  with your federal tax return processing.              name, enter the name as it appeared in the prior return. If the 
    This method requires the use of  approved tax  preparation            name on this return is different from the name reported on the 
    software.  The  state  can also accept  unlinked (state-only)         prior return, then complete question 4 of Schedule B.
    submissions through MeF for return types that the IRS has 
    not produced  schema. E.g., 1120-H, 1120-PC, 1120-REIT,               3)     The water’s edge combined reporting method is mandatory in 
    990-T. Remember to attach a pdf copy of the federal return to         Alaska for all corporations except oil and gas corporations. A 
    the state submission.                                                 separate-company tax return is not permitted. (See “Combined 
                                                                          Report” and “Unitary Group or Unitary Business” on page 6.)
 •    Revenue Online (ROL) is the state portal for electronic filing. 
    ROL provides for Standard Filing as well as Expedited Filing.         4)   Provide  the name, email address, and phone number of a 
    Expedited Filing means that you will have a limited number            contact person who can answer any question that the DOR 
    of  fields  to  enter,  similar  to  the  reporting  requirements  of may have regarding the tax return. This must be an officer or 
    the old short form. To use Expedited Filing, you must log on          employee who is authorized to answer any such questions. 
    to your Revenue Online account and answer a short list of             Generally, the DOR cannot discuss taxpayer information with 
    questions. If  the corporation does not qualify for  Expedited        an outside party unless there is a Power of Attorney. (See 
    Filing, Revenue Online will lead you through a complete Form          “Paid Preparer Authorization” on page 5.)
    6000 Alaska Corporation Net Income Tax Return.
                                                                          5)    If this is a consolidated Alaska return, then you must complete 
If You Need Help                                                          Schedule B, listing all members of the Alaska consolidated 
                                                                          group, except the taxpayer listed on page 1. Do not list all 
If you have questions, need additional information or require other       members of the federal consolidated  group, unless all of 
assistance, please call:                                                  those corporations have nexus in Alaska. The requirement for 
                                                                          Schedule B is not fulfilled by attaching federal Form 851 data. 
Juneau: 907-465-2320                                                      Your return could be rejected and result in potential penalties 
Anchorage: 907-269-6620                                                   if Schedule B is not filed correctly.

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6)    If  this  taxpayer and one or more other  Alaska taxpayers            calculated at  the  highest  Alaska marginal tax  rate  of  9.4%.  If 
are included  in a consolidated  federal  return, these same                corporate-level taxes are imposed, attach copies of the schedules 
taxpayers must file a consolidated Alaska return, if they are               and forms calculating the federal tax and the Alaska tax. Enter the 
part of the same unitary group.                                             corporate-level taxes on Form 6000, Schedule E, line 6.

7)   Attach a schedule  as required  by the forms. Schedules                Small Corporation Exemption
providing detail, by company, are required as explained in the 
instructions. Attaching complete schedules will ensure a valid              The  Small Corporation Exemption expired on 06/30/2023.  The 
filing and prevent unnecessary correspondence with the DOR.                 department will allow the Small Corporation Exemption to apply to 
Be sure that attached schedules are properly referenced and                 the taxpayer’s full tax year for any eligible small corporation that 
agree to the totals reported on the form.                                   had a tax year that began prior to 7/01/2023. 

8)   Attach a copy of the signed federal income tax return of the           Certain small corporations  are exempt from  Alaska corporate 
taxpayer  as  filed  with  the  IRS.  Do  not  attach  a  pro-forma         income tax.  To qualify for the exemption, a corporation  and 
return. Send only the portions of the federal return specified              its  affiliates  must  be  a  qualified  small  business  meeting  the 
in the instructions on page 5 if the federal return exceeds 50              requirements below:
pages.
                                                                            A C Corporation must be  engaged  in  an  active  business  as 
9)   To avoid interest and penalties, pay any tax when due (see             described in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1202(e) as that 
Payment Due Dates on page 4). File the return within 30 days                sub-section read on January 1, 2012. This includes certain start- 
of the due date for the federal return. Note that the thirty days           up operations.
may or may not correspond to the 15th day of the following 
month.                                                                      The corporation’s total assets, including assets of all affiliates, may 
                                                                            not exceed $50 million. This is measured at the beginning of each 
        GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS                                                tax year to determine if the corporation is eligible for the exemption 
                                                                            for that tax year.
Who Must File
                                                                            Eighty percent (determined by value) of the corporation’s assets, 
Every corporation having nexus with the state must file an Alaska           including assets of all affiliates, must be used in the active conduct 
Corporation Net Income Tax Return. Nexus, sometimes referred                of one or more qualified trades or businesses.
to as “doing business” within the state, is the act of conducting 
business activity within the state and may exist as a result of a           A “qualified trade or business” is any business except the following:
corporation’s direct activity, the activity of its employees or agents, 
or through its interest in a partnership or limited liability company.      •   Performance of services in health, law, engineering, architecture, 
                                                                            accounting,  actuarial  science,  performing  arts, consulting, 
Nexus-creating activities may include, but are not limited to:              athletics,  financial  services,  brokerage  services,  orany  other 
                                                                            business where the principal  asset of the business is the 
1)  owning  or  using  property  in  the  state,  including  leased  or     reputation or skill of one or more of its employees;
mobile property;
                                                                            •  Banking, insurance, financing, leasing, investing, or similar
2)  presence of  employees in the  state  for  business purposes;               business;
including telework;
                                                                            •  Farming, including timber;
3)  making sales into the state; or
                                                                            •   Business involving production or extraction for which a depletion 
4)  the generation of income from sources within the state without          allowance could be claimed;
regard to whether there is a physical presence in the state.
                                                                            •   Hotel, motel, restaurant, or similar business; or,
Registration  with the  Alaska Department of Commerce and 
Community Development does not, by itself, trigger a requirement            •   Construction, transportation, utility, or fisheries business.
to file.
                                                                            Important  Note:  All  corporations  which  are  members  of  the 
                                                                            same parent-subsidiary controlled group are treated as a single 
Sub-Chapter S Corporation (S Corporation)
                                                                            corporation  when determining  whether  a corporation  is exempt 
An  S  Corporation  doing  business  in  Alaska  is  required  to  file     as a Small Corporation.  The controlled  group  includes  any 
an  Alaska return, but  Alaska does not  impose a tax  on the  S            corporation connected through stock ownership with a common 
Corporation  for pass-through  items of income. Generally, an S             parent corporation if more than 50 percent of the total combined 
Corporation will satisfy its filing requirement by filing Form 6000,        voting power of all classes of stock is owned by the parent or one 
page 1 only, checking the “S Corporation” box on page 1. Do not             or more of the corporations within the group.
report amounts on Schedule A (or any other pages), unless a 
corporate-level tax is applicable. Attach a copy of pages 1 through 
5 of the federal Form 1120S.                                                How to Claim Exemption as a Small Corporation

Alaska imposes both the federal excess net passive income tax               A  corporation that  claims exemption under  AS  43.20.012(a)
and the corporate-level  tax on built-in  gains.  These taxes are           (3) must still file a complete Alaska corporate income tax return 

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reporting all income and expenses, on Form 6000, except that no                   Return Due Dates
tax is calculated. The following is required to claim the exemption:
                                                                                  The Alaska return must be filed within 30 days of the date on which 
1)    On     page    1,    in    the   “Return   Information”   section,    check the corporation’s federal income tax return is required to be filed. 
 the “Small corporation exemption” box. You must attach a copy                    Thus, the due date is not necessarily the 15th day of the month 
 of pages 1–5 of the corporation’s federal income tax return                      following the federal due date.
 (Form 1120, 1120-F, etc.), as actually filed with the IRS. If the 
 Form 1120 was not filed electronically, the copy must be of the                  Federal law bases the due date on whether the taxpayer is 
 signed original return. If the Form 1120 was filed electronically,               a C Corporation,  an S Corporation, or a special  entity such as 
 you must include a copy of the appropriate Form 8453 or Form                     an Exempt Organization or Cooperative. There are also special 
 8879 to show that the return was filed electronically.                           rules for tax years that end in June. In addition, the time period 
                                                                                  for (federal) extensions of time to file has also changed, for some 
2)  You must attach a copy of federal Form 851 if the corporation                 returns. (See Extension of Time to File below.)
 was a member of a federal consolidated group.
                                                                                  The  due  dates  for  filing  Alaska  corporate  income  tax  returns 
3)  If the corporation is part of a foreign-based parent-subsidiary               (months after the end of the tax year) are as follows:
 controlled group, then you must  attach a copy  of  (SEC)                         
 Form 20-F, or other audited financial statements that readily                    •  C Corporations, generally
 discloses gross assets and the nature of business operations.                            Filing due date: 15th of the fifth month 
                                                                                          Extended due date: 15th of the eleventh month
Partnership
                                                                                  •  C Corporations, tax year ending in June, 20x1 
A partnership doing business in  the state,  having one or more                           Filing due date: October 15, 20x1 
corporations in the ownership chain, must file Form 6900 Alaska                           Extended due date: May 15, 20x2
Partnership Information Return along with supporting schedules 
and a copy of the signed federal Form 1065, pages 1–5.                            •  S Corporations (all tax years)
                                                                                          Filing due date: 15th day of the fourth month 
The partnership return is due 30 days after the federal due date of                       Extended due date: 15th day of the tenth month
the Form 1065. See separate instructions for Form 6900.
                                                                                  •  Exempt Organizations (all tax years)
Note that partnership  income  and  factors are attributed  to, and                       Filing due date: 15th day of the sixth month 
combined with, the income and factors of the corporate partner.                           Extended due date: 15th day of the twelfth month
Please see  Alaska Regulation 15  AAC 20.320 for further 
information.                                                                      •  Cooperatives (all tax years)
                                                                                          Filing due date: 15th day of the tenth month 
Caution: A Publicly Traded Partnership (PTP) is generally taxed                           Extended due date: 15th day of the sixteenth month
as a corporation, and so must file Form 6000. A PTP does not file 
Form 6900, unless it files as a partnership for federal tax purposes              Extension of Time to File
Limited Liability Company (LLC).
                                                                                  A  federal  extension  automatically  extends  the Alaska  filing  due 
Limited Liability Company (LLC)                                                   date to 30 days after the federal extended due date. This is also 
                                                                                  true if the IRS extends a due date because of an event such as a 
An LLC doing business in the state must file an Alaska tax return                 natural disaster. You must check the applicable box on Form 6000, 
consistent with its federal tax status. If the LLC is characterized               page 1 to report that a federal extension is in effect. An extension 
as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, the LLC must                    of time to file is not an extension of time to pay.
file a tax return in accordance with the instructions applicable to 
corporations. An LLC with corporate member(s) characterized as                    Payment Due Dates
a partnership  for federal  income  tax purposes,  must follow  the 
instructions applicable to partnerships, above.                                   As with filing due dates, the payment due dates depend on whether 
                                                                                  the taxpayer is a C Corporation, an S Corporation, or a special 
Exempt Organization                                                               entity such as an Exempt Organization or Cooperative. There are 
                                                                                  also special rules for tax years that end in June.
Generally, an exempt organization is subject to the  Alaska 
Corporation Net Income Tax if it is subject to tax under the Internal             Payment due dates (months after the end of the tax year) are as 
Revenue  Code.  If  the  organization  files  federal  Form  990-T,  to           follows:
report Unrelated Business Taxable Income (UBTI) with the IRS, 
the organization must complete Form 6000 reporting the taxable                    •  C Corporations, generally:
income or loss and calculate any applicable Alaska tax. Attach a                   o  15th of the fourth month
signed copy of Form 990-T. An exempt organization does not 
file an Alaska return, if it is not required to file Form 990-T.                  •  C Corporations, tax year ending in June, 20x1:
                                                                                   o  September 15, 20x1
Certain income received by a regional aquaculture association or 
a salmon hatchery permit holder is exempt from tax under Alaska                   •  S Corporations (all tax year-ends):
law. Trusts taxable at trust rates, e.g. 501(c) or 401(a) trusts, are              o  15th of the third month
exempt from tax and need not file.

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•  Exempt Organizations (all tax year-ends):                                  Quick Refund
o  15th day of the fifth month
                                                                              A corporation that has overpaid its estimated tax for the tax year
•  Cooperatives (all tax year-ends):                                          may apply for quick refund if the overpayment is:
o  15th day of the ninth month
                                                                              •  At least 10% of the expected tax liability and
See  instructions  for  “Estimated  Tax  Payments”  on  page  5,  and 
“Payment of Tax” on page 7.                                                   •  At least $500
                                                                               
Where to Send Return                                                          The corporation applies for the refund by completing Form 6230 
                                                                              Alaska Corporation Application for Quick Refund of Estimated Tax. 
Mail the return with attachments to:                                          Filing Form 6230 does not fulfill a corporation’s filing obligation.
TAX DIVISION
ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE                                                  Filing a Consolidated Return
PO BOX 110420
JUNEAU AK 99811-0420                                                          Two or more  Alaska  taxpayers  included  in the same federal 
                                                                              consolidated return, who are in the same unitary business, must file 
Note: filing a paper return may result in assessment of penalties             a consolidated Alaska return. Additionally, two or more taxpayers 
for  failure  to  file  electronically.  See  electronic  filing  requirement may elect to file a consolidated return if they qualify to join in a 
above.                                                                        consolidated federal return, and are in the same unitary business. 
                                                                              Foreign corporations are treated as domestic corporations  for 
Who Must Sign                                                                 purposes  of  determining  eligibility  to  file  a  consolidated Alaska 
                                                                              return.  If  any  two  taxpayers  join  in  filing  a  consolidated Alaska 
The return must be signed by an authorized officer of the                     return, all eligible taxpayers must be included in the consolidated 
corporation.                                                                  return.

Paid Preparer Authorization                                                   Alaska consolidated  returns resemble, but do not mirror,  the 
                                                                              federal consolidated return. In an Alaska consolidated return, the 
If the corporation wants to allow the DOR to discuss its tax return           federal  consolidation  rules are applied  to construct the  Alaska 
with the paid preparer who signed it, check the applicable box in             consolidated  items; namely  capital gain net income, charitable 
the signature area of the return. This authorization applies only to          contributions,  the dividends-received  deduction,  income tax, 
the preparer whose signature appears at the bottom of the return.             credits, and other taxes. If a taxpayer is a member of an affiliated 
It does not apply to the firm.                                                group,  then the taxpayer  is required  to determine  its taxable 
                                                                              income using the water’s edge combined method of reporting.
If  the  applicable  box is checked, the  corporation is authorizing  
the DOR to call the paid preparer to answer any questions that                (See “Combined Report” below.) An affiliated group is a group of 
arise during the processing of the return. The corporation is also            corporations  in which  50%  or more of the voting  stock of each 
authorizing the paid preparer to:                                             member of the group is owned, directly or indirectly, by one or 
                                                                              more corporate or non-corporate common owner(s), or by one or 
1)  Call the DOR for information about the processing of the return           more of the members of the group.
or the status of any related refund or payment, and
                                                                              The taxable incomes of all taxpayers are then consolidated  to 
2)  Respond to certain DOR notices about math errors, offsets,                comprise the consolidated Alaska return.
     and return preparation.
                                                                              Adoption of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)
The corporation  is not authorizing  the paid  preparer  to receive 
any refund check, bind the corporation to anything (including any             Under  AS  43.20.021,  Alaska adopts IRC  Sections 1–1399 
additional  tax  liability), or otherwise represent the corporation           and  6001–7872,  with  full  force  and  effect,  unless  excepted  to 
before the DOR.                                                               or  modified  by  other  provisions  of  Alaska  law.  In  addition,  AS 
                                                                              43.20.160 and AS 43.20.300 require the DOR to apply, as far as 
If the corporation wants to revoke the authorization, it must file a          practicable, the  administrative and judicial interpretations of  the 
Form 774 Power of Attorney.                                                   federal income tax law.

Estimated Tax Payments                                                        Note that Alaska law does not adopt IRC Sections 1400–1400U, 
                                                                              which grant tax benefits for activities in certain geographic zones, 
Payment of estimated tax is required as provided under IRC                    including  those  in  “Enterprise  Zones”  and  “Gulf  Opportunity 
Section 6655. A corporation that fails to pay the proper estimated            Zones.” If the taxpayer qualifies for special federal treatment under
tax when due will be subject to an underpayment penalty for the               these code sections, this may require that the taxpayer recompute
period of underpayment. Form 6220 Underpayment of Estimated                   some federal-based credits or deductions for Alaska purposes.
Tax by Corporations  must be completed  and  attached to the 
return, only if the corporation is relying on the Adjusted Seasonal           Attachment of Federal Return
Installment Method or the Annualized Income Installment Method. 
Otherwise, Form 6220 is not required. See separate instructions               The  corporation  filing  the  Alaska  tax  return  must  provide  a 
for Form 6220.                                                                complete copy of its signed federal income tax return (Form 1120, 
                                                                              1120S, 990-T, etc.). The copy must be of the return actually filed 

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with the IRS for the same tax year. If the Alaska return is based on          A water’s edge report generally combines only those members of 
a combined report, then a copy of the federal return filed by any of          the worldwide unitary group that: 1) have a significant connection 
the members of the combined group must be attached.                           to,  or presence in, the U.S.;  2) are tax  haven corporations as 
                                                                              defined  in  AS  43.20.145(a)(5);  or  3)  foreign  corporations  that 
A pro-forma return will not fulfill this requirement. Failure to              have nexus with Alaska. In general, a corporation has a significant 
provide the required federal return(s) will result in the Alaska              connection to the U.S. if it has an average overall U.S. factor of 
return being deemed incomplete, and penalties may apply.                      at least 20%. To construct the water’s edge combined group, start 
                                                                              with the taxpayer’s worldwide affiliated group, remove non-unitary 
If Form 1120 is electronically filed, attach a copy of the appropriate        affiliates, then remove unitary affiliates that have less than 20% 
Form 8453 or Form 8879, which must show the signature.                        average U.S. factors, except that tax haven corporations remain 
                                                                              part of the combined group.
Note: If the federal return exceeds 50 pages, a corporation may 
submit the following portions of the required federal return in lieu          The 20% U.S. factor threshold must be determined on a company- 
of the entire federal return:                                                 by-company basis and, unlike the apportionment factor, includes 
                                                                              intercompany sales.
1)  A  copy  of pages 1 through 5 of federal Form 1120, pages   
 1 through 5 of Form 1120S, pages 1 through 7 of the Form                     A corporation with nexus in Alaska, but which does not have 20% 
 1120F, etc. for the tax year.                                                or greater average U.S. factors, must file a return using the water’s 
                                                                              edge method of reporting in which it is combined with all members 
2)  If  Form  1120  is  electronically  filed,  attach  a  copy  of  the      of the unitary group with 20% or greater U.S. factors.
 appropriate  Form  8453  or  Form  8879  (signed),  as  filed  with 
 the IRS.                                                                     Please refer to Alaska Regulation 15 AAC 20.300 to correctly report 
                                                                              the income of any unitary foreign corporation that does business 
3)  If  a  consolidated  federal  return  is  filed,  attach  copies  of  the in Alaska, or that meets the 20% U.S. factor threshold test. Note 
 schedules  prepared  for the computation of consolidated                     that the income of a foreign corporation is reported on the basis of 
 taxable  income.  The schedules  must show  the separate                     the entire corporation, which may not equal the income reported 
 taxable incomes for each member of the federal consolidated                  on the Form 1120-F.
 group with the  consolidating  eliminations  and adjustments 
 made to arrive at consolidated taxable income.                               Unitary Group or Unitary Business

4)  Schedules M-3 and supporting schedules.                                   A business is unitary if the entities involved are under common 
                                                                              direction  (formal or informal)  and  activities  within  and  without   
5)  Schedule D and supporting schedules.                                      the state are contributory and complementary  in nature, such  
                                                                              that  profits  of  the  group  are    inextricably    related.    Tests    of  
6)  Form 4797 and supporting schedules.                                       unitary  determination  include  functional  integration,  centralized 
                                                                              management, and economies of scale.
7)  Credits: If claimed on the Alaska return, include copies of Form 
 3800 with applicable supporting federal forms, and copies of                 Determination of whether the activities constitute a unitary trade or 
 federal forms  supporting any credits not  reported on Form                  business depends on the facts of each case. The following factors 
 3800.                                                                        are considered to be indications of a unitary trade or business, and 
                                                                              the presence of any of these factors creates a presumption that 
8)  Extension: Form 7004, if applicable.                                      the activities constitute a single trade or business.

Electronic Filing of Federal Return Information                               1)  Same  type  of  business. Corporations are generally engaged 
                                                                              in a unitary  trade or business  when  the activities  are in the 
Federal tax return information must be filed in digital file format           same general line of  business.  For example, corporations 
(see pages 1-2). In limited circumstances, digital documents are              that operate a chain of retail grocery stores are almost always 
accepted in .pdf or .tif format, only on the following media: CDs,            engaged in a unitary business.
DVDs, or thumb drives. All media must be physically labeled with 
Taxpayer Name, EIN and tax year. If multiple discs or thumb drives            2)  Steps in  a  vertical  process.  Corporations  are  engaged  in 
are used, they must be sequentially numbered. Contact DOR for                 a unitary trade or business when engaged in different steps  
additional  guidance.   The federal tax  return information should            in a vertically structured enterprise. For example, corporations 
start with pages 1 through 6 of the federal tax return filed with the         that explore for and mine copper ores, concentrate, smelt and 
IRS. The DOR does not accept pro-forma returns.                               refine the copper ores, and fabricate the refined copper into 
                                                                              consumer products are engaged in a unitary trade or business 
Combined Report                                                               regardless of the fact that the various steps in the process are 
                                                                              operated  substantially  independently  of each other and with 
Whenever two or more corporations are engaged  in a unitary                   only general supervision from the executive offices.
business conducted within and outside Alaska, the members of 
the unitary group that  are Alaska taxpayers must  apportion the              3) Strong  centralized   management.  Corporations  that might 
combined income of the group to measure their Alaska taxable                  otherwise be considered as engaged in more than one trade or 
income. For all corporations except oil and gas corporations, the             business are engaged in one unitary trade or business when 
water’s edge  combined  reporting  method is required;  it is not             there is strong centralized management. Some indications of 
elective.                                                                     strong centralized management are:

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(a)  the existence of centralized departments that  perform the          The corporation  will still be a member of the Alaska combined 
      normal functions that a truly independent business would           group.  That corporation  will  report no  numerator  values  for 
      perform for itself, such as accounting, personnel, insurance,      property, payroll, or sales on Schedule I, but will be included in the 
      legal, purchasing, advertising or financing; or                    denominator. The corporation must be correctly listed on Schedule 
                                                                         B, to be considered as having made a protective Alaska filing. The 
(b)  centralized executive officers who are involved in planning         checkbox on page 1 under “Return Information” applies only to the 
      operations or coordination.                                        corporation named on page 1.
                                                                          
Allocation and Apportionment of Income                                   Insurance Companies

A taxpayer with business income attributable to  sources within          Alaska includes insurance companies in the combined group, 
and outside Alaska must apportion such income. To calculate the          with apportionment factors calculated under Alaska Regulation 15 
apportionment factor, use Schedule I – Apportionment Factor.             AAC 20.610. If an insurance company pays Alaska premium tax 
                                                                         under AS 21.09.210, then that company is exempt from corporate 
Apportionment refers to the division of business income among            income  tax.  This is accomplished  by excluding  that company’s 
states by the use of an apportionment formula.                           numerator values from the numerators of the combined group.

Allocation refers to the assignment of non-business income to a          Payment of Tax
particular state.
                                                                         Payments can be conveniently made electronically using DOR’s 
Alaska applies  both the transactional  and functional  tests of         Revenue Online system. You may access this system at https:// 
business income. Income resulting from transactions or activities        online-tax.alaska.gov. If you are a first-time taxpayer, the system 
that are within the regular course of the taxpayer’s trade or            will require you to register.
business are business income. Income from tangible or intangible 
property is business income, if  the   acquisition,   management,        When an estimated  tax payment  is $100,000  or greater, or a 
and disposition  of the property constitute integral  parts of the       payment with a return is $150,000 or greater, payment must be 
taxpayer’s regular trade or business. Income meeting either the          made  through  Revenue  Online,  Modernized  E-file,  or  by  wire 
functional or the transactional test  is business income. Income         transfer; see Alaska Regulation 15 AAC 05.310. Failure to remit 
from transactions or activity that is unusual  or infrequent  is not     electronically, when required to do so, is subject to penalty under 
considered non-business income solely because of the unusual or          IRC Sec. 6656.
infrequent nature of the income, activity, or transaction.
                                                                         Print the payment voucher from Revenue Online when paying by 
Non-business income is all income other than business income.            check or wire transfer. 

Combined   Affiliates   Having   Different Accounting                    Revenue  Online accommodates  Automated Clearing  House 
Periods                                                                  (ACH) debit payments. Revenue Online does not  accept  ACH 
                                                                         credit or credit card transactions. To remit ACH debit transactions 
The income of all affiliates included in a combined report must be       you must have an account registered with Revenue Online. 
determined on the basis of the same accounting period. Generally, 
the accounting  period  used in the return should  be that of the        If a bank account has a debit block, any online payment request 
common parent. Where no common parent exists, the income of              will be rejected by the bank. Rejected payments may result in late 
the combined affiliates should be determined on the basis of the         payment penalties and interest. If a bank account has a debit block, 
taxpayer’s annual accounting period.                                     the taxpayer is encouraged to contact its bank before making an 
                                                                         online payment to register the State of Alaska as an authorized 
Generally,  when  it  is  necessary  to  convert  an  affiliate  to  the ACH debit originator. The company ID for the Alaska Department 
annual accounting period of the taxpayer, an interim closing of the      of Revenue is 0000902050.
books should be made for the members whose accounting period 
differs from the common parent and/or taxpayer. If no substantial        A taxpayer making a payment by wire transfer is required to notify 
misstatement of income results, a pro-rata conversion  may be            the State of Alaska, Treasury Division by 2:00 p.m. the business 
used.                                                                    day prior to the wire transfer settlement date. Prepare the payment 
                                                                         voucher using Revenue Online and email to dor.trs.cashmgmt@ 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)                                    alaska.gov. If the payment covers multiple tax years, prepare a 
                                                                         separate voucher for each year.
A REIT that meets the 50% ownership  test is required  to be 
included in the combined group. The  taxpayer  may  not  claim           A check must be submitted with the appropriate  tax return or 
an Alaska dividends-received  deduction for the REIT dividends           payment voucher. Payment vouchers can be found on Revenue 
received, if the REIT income is included in the combined report net      Online, or you may use Form 6240.
of the dividends-paid deduction.
                                                                         Mail check with return or payment voucher to:
Public Law (P.L.) 86-272
                                                                         TAX DIVISION
If a corporation claiming P.L. 86-272 protection is a member of an       ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 
Alaska consolidated group, then that corporation must be listed          PO BOX 110420
on Schedule B, line 1, and check the appropriate box on that line.       JUNEAU AK 99811-0420

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Alaska Interest Rates                                                         Late Filing of Return

Alaska charges interest on taxes due, at a rate which fluctuates              A corporation that does not file its complete return by the due date, 
each quarter. For current rates, refer to our website at www.tax.             including extension, is subject to a failure to file penalty of 5% of 
alaska.gov.                                                                   the unpaid tax for each 30-day period or portion of a period the 
                                                                              return is late, up to a maximum of 25% of the unpaid tax.
Amended Returns
                                                                              Late Payment of Tax
An amended return must be filed as a complete return. If you are 
amending a return for 2013 or later year, the form has a checkbox             A corporation that does not pay the full amount of tax when due is 
on page 1 to indicate “amended return.” If you are amending a                 subject to a failure to pay penalty of 5% of the unpaid tax for each 
return for 2012, or an earlier tax year, you must file a complete             30 day period or portion of a period the payment is late, up to a 
return, and write “Amended Return,” preferably in red, across   the           maximum of 25% of the unpaid tax. If during any period or portion 
top of the amended return. If you are amending your return  to                of a period, both the failure to file and failure to pay penalties are 
claim a carryover of tax attributes such as a net operating loss              applicable, only the failure to file penalty is imposed.
(NOL), capital losses, or excess charitable contributions, then you 
must attach Form 6385 Tax Attribute Carryovers. This form may                 Failure to Electronically File
also be used to claim a carryback of NOL or capital losses.
                                                                              A  corporation  that  does  not  file  its  return  or  amended  return 
If the federal return was also amended, a complete copy must be               electronically, and does not have a waiver, is subject to a penalty 
attached. If the Alaska amended return claims a refund based on               of the greater of $25 or 1% of the tax due before application of 
an amended federal return or federal Form 1139, then you must                 payments.
attach documentation that the IRS accepted the amended federal 
return or Form 1139. An amended Alaska return is also required if             Voluntary Disclosure Program
the federal return is adjusted by the IRS.
                                                                              Alaska  provides  a  Voluntary  Disclosure  Program  to  qualified 
The DOR does not accept amended returns on Forms 611X or                      taxpayers.  The taxpayer must  voluntarily come forward, have 
611N. Amended returns for periods ending after July 1, 2016 must              never  filed  an  Alaska  corporate  tax  return,  have  not  been  the 
be filed electronically. See electronic filing requirement above.             subject of an inquiry from the DOR, and meet other requirements. 
                                                                              Certain penalties are waived, but tax and interest must be fully 
Adjustments to Federal Income Tax Liability                                   paid. For additional information, please see Form 6750 and the 
                                                                              associated instructions.
A corporation is required to file an amended Alaska return to report 
any amendment of the taxpayer’s federal income tax return, or re-             Disclaimers
computation of tax by the IRS. The Alaska amended return must be 
filed with full payment of any additional tax within 60 days after the        When  this form was drafted, the current  year  federal  tax forms 
final determination of the federal adjustment to avoid assessment             were not finalized. Therefore, references to lines and schedules on 
of a penalty for failure to file. If the date that the adjustment is          federal forms may not be accurate. Nothing in these instructions 
finalized is later than the date on federal Form 4549 or 4549A, the           or associated forms should be read to conflict with Alaska statutes 
reason must be satisfactorily explained  to avoid assessment of               or regulations.
a penalty for failure to file. An alteration to the taxpayer’s federal 
income  tax return includes  any alteration  to the return  of any            These instructions are presented to assist the taxpayer in preparing 
member of the combined group of the taxpayer.                                 a corporate return for Alaska. Every effort is made to ensure that 
                                                                              the instructions are accurate and helpful. The instructions are not 
Protective Claim                                                              intended to address every legal situation. The taxpayer is advised 
                                                                              to consult Alaska Statutes Title 43, Chapters 05, 19, and 20 and 
A  protective  refund  claim  is  filed  to    preserve    the    taxpayer’s  related regulations, and to consult a legal advisor.
right to claim a refund when the taxpayer’s right to the refund is 
contingent  on future events and may not be determinable  until                
after the statute of limitations expires. A protective refund claim                          SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
is made by submitting an amended return, checking the box for   
a protective claim, and including a written statement that clearly 
identifies  the  basis  for  the  claim,  as  well  as  the  contingency      Taxpayer Identification
affecting the claim. Any claimed overpayment is not refunded until 
the matter is resolved. The DOR will treat the amended return as              Enter the name and federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 
an “information return.”                                                      of the taxpayer. If this is a consolidated Alaska return, enter the 
                                                                              name and EIN of one taxpayer included in the consolidated filing. 
If  it  is  necessary to  amend your return while a  protective claim         Do  not  use  the  name  of  the  federal  consolidated  group  (“XXX 
is pending, do not take into account changes reported on the                  Corporation and Subs”). All other Alaska taxpayers are listed on 
protective claim.                                                             Schedule B, line 1.

Once the relevant matter is resolved, the claim is perfected by               If the common parent of the federal consolidated group is an Alaska 
filing  a  follow-up  amended  return  which  reports  the Alaska  tax        taxpayer, use its name and EIN on page 1. Otherwise, select the 
liability, as finally resolved.                                               taxpayer with the largest Alaska presence. Continue to use that 
                                                                              name and EIN for subsequent tax periods until the taxpayer leaves 
                                                                              the Alaska consolidated  group or the common parent becomes 
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an Alaska taxpayer.  If  this taxpayer or consolidated  group has        organization does not report any UBTI, then the organization 
previously filed under the name and EIN of a common parent not           should not file an Alaska corporate income tax return.
having nexus in Alaska, change the designated taxpayer according 
to these instructions and complete Schedule B, question 4.              □   S Corporation: Check this box if the corporation is an S
                                                                             Corporation under federal law.
Contact Person
                                                                        □    Personal  Holding  Company:  Check  this box if the corporation 
Provide the name, email address, and telephone number of an              is a “Personal Holding Company” as defined in IRC Section 
individual to whom correspondence regarding this return should           542.
be  directed. This  must  be  an  officer  or  employee  authorized  to 
receive  confidential  tax  information.  Generally,  the  DOR  cannot  □   Cooperative Association: Check this box if the corporation is a
discuss tax matters with an outside party unless there is a Power            “Cooperative Association.”
of Attorney (see “Paid Preparer Authorization” on page 5).
                                                                        □   Amended return to report IRS audit or Form 1120X: Check this 
Return Information                                                       box if this is an amended  return to report audit changes  by  
                                                                         the IRS, or the filing of an amended federal tax return (Form 
Check all boxes that apply.                                              1120X). You must attach a complete copy of the federal audit 
                                                                         report “RAR” showing federal changes by company, along with 
□    Final Alaska return: Check this box if you do not expect to have    federal documentation showing that the changes are “final.” If 
nexus in Alaska after this tax year. Note: If you intend to check        this is a refund claim based on an amended federal tax return, 
“Final” due to a corporate reorganization, please contact the            attach documentation that the federal amendment has been 
DOR at (907) 269-6632 for technical assistance.                          accepted by the IRS.

□   Consolidated Alaska return: Check this box if this tax return is    □    Protective  claim:  If  this  is  an  amended  return  filed  to  make     
being filed by two or more Alaska taxpayers. “Consolidated”              a protective claim, check the additional  box, and attach a 
applies to the Alaska taxpayers, not their federal return status.        statement  explaining  the  protective claim. See additional 
Note that a consolidated return is required in some cases. See           instructions  for  “Protective  Claim”  on  page  8.  Note  that  a 
“Filing a Consolidated Return” on page 5 for more information.           protective claim is made on an amended return. An original tax 
                                                                         return is never considered a protective claim.
□   Amended return: Check this box if this return is an amended 
return. You must file a complete return to amend, including all         Schedule A – Net Income Tax Summary
schedules.  Do  not  mark  schedules  “As  originally  reported.”  
Be sure to attach a statement explaining the changes being              Line 2, Alaska net operating loss (NOL) deduction: If there is 
reported. (See instructions for related checkboxes below.)              Alaska taxable income reported on line 1, then enter the amount of 
                                                                        NOL to be utilized in the current year in the space provided on line
□   Filing extension: A federal extension automatically extends the     2. Form 6385 Tax Attribute Carryovers must be attached to claim 
Alaska filing due date. You must check this box to report that          NOLs being carried forward from previous years.
an extension is in effect.
                                                                        If this is an amended tax return filed to claim a carryback from a 
□   Public Law 86-272 applies (P.L. 86-272): Check this box if the      year after 2020, enter the amount of carryback to be utilized in the 
corporation named on page 1 is claiming protection under P.L.           space on line 2. Use Form 6385 to identify the loss years.
86-272. If  this is  a consolidated  return,  and another Alaska 
corporation claims protection under P.L.86-272, then that               Do not enter the federal net operating loss deduction. The Alaska 
corporation checks the appropriate box on Schedule B, line 1.           net  operating  loss  deduction  may  differ  from  the  federal  net 
See “Public Law (P.L.) 86-272” discussion on page 7.                    operating loss as a result of state adjustments to federal taxable 
                                                                        income, differences between the federal consolidated group and 
□  HOA filing Form 1120H: If the corporation is a Homeowners            the water’s edge combined group, and the amount of income or 
Association (HOA) filing federal Form 1120H, then check this            loss apportioned to other states.
box. If the HOA is filing federal Form 1120, then do not check 
this box.                                                               The application  of an Alaska net operating  loss is governed  by 
                                                                        applicable Internal Revenue Code provisions.
□   Small Corporation exemption: Check this box if the corporation 
is claiming exemption  from  tax  under AS  43.20.012(a)(3).            Line 7, Alaska incentive credits: Enter amount from Form 6300, 
To be exempt, the corporation must meet certain asset limit             line 49 to report Alaska incentive credits that are not refundable 
requirements, and its principal business must not be in certain         credits. This includes the Income Tax Education Credit.
industries.  The  corporation  must  file  a  complete  Alaska  tax      
return reporting all income and  expense  items,  but  does  not        Line  16,  Overpayment  credited  to  estimated  tax:  This is a 
calculate Alaska income tax on Schedule D, and does   not               binding  election  and the overpayment cannot be re-applied 
report Other Taxes  on Schedule E. If the corporation is    a           or reduced at  a later date. See IRC 6513(d) and   Treas. Reg. 
member of a federal consolidated  group, you must attach                301.6402-3(a) and (d).
federal Form 851 to the Alaska return. See “Small Corporation 
Exemption” on page 3 for further details.                               If this is an amended return filed to report an additional overpayment 
                                                                        (in excess of the overpayment reported on the original return), then 
□   Exempt organization with UBTI: If the corporation is an exempt      you can make the election to carry the additional overpayment to 
organization that is filing federal Form 990-T to report Unrelated      the next succeeding year, only if the amended return is filed before 
Business Taxable Income (UBTI), then check this box. If the             the payment due date for the succeeding tax year. This is also 
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true if the original return did not report an overpayment, but the          Line 1a, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT): On line 1a, report the 
amended return shows an overpayment.                                        amount of the federal AMT that is applicable to the water’s edge  
                                                                            combined group from federal Schedule J.  
Schedule B – Taxpayer Information                                            
                                                                            Line 2a, Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (BEAT): Report the 
Line  1,  Alaska  taxpayer  information: This schedule  must be             amount of the federal  BEAT that is applicable  to the combined 
completed if the Alaska return is a consolidated return. List each          group from federal Form 8991.
member of the Alaska consolidated group on Schedule B, line 1, 
except the taxpayer shown on page 1. If the corporation is claiming         Line 4, Personal Holding Company (PHC) tax: Report the PHC 
protection under P.L. 86-272, or is exempt as an Alaska insurance           tax of 12.6%, apportioned if appropriate. This tax is assessed in 
company (pays Alaska premium tax under AS 21.09.210), then                  addition to tax calculated at ordinary tax rates on Schedule D.
check the appropriate box next to that corporation’s name on line
1.  Otherwise, check the  boxes indicating which activities                 Line 5, Increase in tax liability due to cessation of commercial 
(property, payroll, sales) that corporation has in Alaska. The list         operations  of  a  liquefied  natural  gas  storage  facility  under 
of corporations on Schedule  B  must agree to the corporations              AS 43.20.047(h): Use Form 6323 to calculate the increase in tax 
reporting Alaska factors on Schedule I, except those corporations           liability, and attach to the tax return.
claiming exemption under P.L.  86-272 or  Alaska insurance 
companies.                                                                  Line 6, Other taxes: Report on line 6 any other federal taxes, or 
                                                                            additions to tax liability, applicable through Alaska’s adoption of the 
If a corporation is protected under P.L. 86-272, and the corporation        Internal Revenue Code under AS 43.20.021(a). In addition, use 
is  joining  in  filing  an Alaska  consolidated  return  as  a  protective this line to report other taxes, and additions to tax liability, required 
measure, then that corporation must be properly listed on Schedule          under other Alaska tax statutes. Such taxes include, but are not 
B to effect a protective filing.                                            limited to:
 
Caution: If Schedule B is not properly completed, then the DOR              □  “Look-back  interest”  is  based  on  federal  interest  rates,  and 
may  determine that  a  particular corporation, doing business in            apportioned to Alaska (18% does not apply). Attach a copy of 
Alaska, has not filed a tax return, and may subject the corporation          federal Form 8866 or 8697, as applicable.
to a penalty for failure to file.                                            
                                                                            □  Recapture  of  (federal)  low-income  housing  credit  must  be 
Do  not  list  affiliated  corporations  that  are  not  Alaska              multiplied by 18% and apportioned, if applicable. Attach a copy 
taxpayers. Replicating the federal Form 851 information does not             of federal Form 8611.
constitute a properly completed Schedule B. If Alaska activity is 
conducted by a Disregarded Entity, then its activity is attributed to       □  Recapture of Alaska investment tax credit is subject to federal 
its corporate owner. List that corporate owner on Schedule B, not            recapture  rules, to the extent that the investment  originally 
the Disregarded Entity. Do not list a partnership on Schedule B;             generated an Alaska investment tax credit. The subject amount 
report the corporation holding that partnership interest.                    is then multiplied by 18%, but is not apportioned.

Schedule C – Tax Payment Record                                             □  S corporations use line 6 to report built-in gains or excess  net 
                                                                             passive  income  taxes.  Attach a statement showing  the tax 
Enter the dates and amounts of  estimated tax  payments made                 calculation and apportionment, if applicable.
for the tax year. If a payment was made under a name and EIN 
different from the taxpayer shown on page 1, identify the payer by          Schedule H – Computation of Alaska Income
notation in the area below the “Estimated Payments” section. Total 
payments must equal Schedule A, line 10.                                    Line  1:  Enter the federal taxable income or (loss), before 
                                                                            deductions for federal net operating loss and federal dividends- 
If this is an amended tax return, use the section “Amended return           received  deduction  (“FTI”).  Generally,  this  will  be  line  28  of  the 
only” to account for payments made, and refunds received, based             federal  income tax return of the taxpayer. This should  agree  to 
on the original return, or as last amended, or adjusted by the DOR.         the federal return required  to be attached to the Alaska return. 
                                                                            Taxpayers included in a consolidated federal return should enter 
Schedule D – Alaska Tax Computation                                         the FTI of the federal consolidated return on line 1 of Schedule H. 
                                                                            If the taxpayer is not affiliated with another corporation, skip lines 
If you are claiming exemption as a Small Corporation (see page              2a–2g and enter the amount from line 1 on line 3.
3), do not complete Schedule D.
                                                                            Lines 2a–2g: Taxpayers using the combined method of reporting 
Line 2, Tax: Use the Tax Rate Table to compute the tax on line 2.           (water’s edge taxpayers) must complete lines 2a–2g. These lines 
The tax rate table is on page 1 of these instructions.                      of Schedule  H report the income of the corporations  that are 
                                                                            added to or removed from those included in line 1 to arrive at the 
If  the  corporation is  a  Personal Holding Company (PHC),  the            net income before modifications of the water’s edge group. Skip 
corporation must  calculate its  tax  on Schedule D using the               directly to line 3 if the taxpayer is not required to use the combined 
graduated rates, in addition  to the 12.6% add-on tax that is               method of reporting.
reported on Schedule E, line 4.
                                                                            Line 2a: Enter the FTI reported on the federal tax return(s) of all 
Schedule E – Other Taxes                                                    domestic unitary corporations not included in line 1 with 20% or 
                                                                            greater U.S. factors. Attach a schedule, by company.
If you are claiming exemption as a Small Corporation (see page 
3), do not complete Schedule E.
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Line 2b: Enter the income of unitary foreign corporations of the       Line 4g: Enter other adjustments.
water’s edge group. Include any foreign corporation with 20% or 
greater U.S. factors. Attach a schedule, by company.                   Line  6b:  Enter  the dividends paid by members of  the water’s 
                                                                       edge combined group to other members of the combined group 
The income of a foreign corporation is the taxable income before       (intercompany dividends). Do not enter dividends between 
net operating loss determined under the Internal Revenue Code,         members of a federal consolidated group that were eliminated in 
subject to modification under Alaska law, as if the corporation were   the federal consolidated return. (Also see instructions for Schedule 
a domestic  corporation. Alternatively, the taxpayer  may elect to     L on page 13.)
report the book income of the foreign corporation, or its Earnings 
and Profits, as reported on federal Form 5471. Please refer to 15      Line  6d:  AS  43.20.145(b)(1) permits an exclusion of  80% of 
AAC 20.300(e) and (f) for further information.                         dividends  received from foreign corporations.  The IRC §965 
                                                                       inclusion  and  Global  Intangible  Low-Taxed  Income (GILTI) 
Note that the income of the foreign corporation must be reported       amounts are deemed foreign dividends. The 80% exclusion is an 
for the entire corporation. The corporation may not report federal     exception to any DRD or Sec. 250 deduction allowable under the 
taxable income shown on federal Form 1120-F, unless the Form           IRC.
1120-F includes all income of the corporation.
                                                                       Line  6f: Enter any non-business  income or loss claimed and 
Line  2c: Enter income reported by  tax  haven  corporations.          attach schedule by category of income. Enter on line 4b expenses 
Also use this line to report the foreign sales corporation’s profit,   incurred to produce non-business  income.  You must attach a 
including federally exempt foreign trade income and allowing for       schedule of all non-business income claimed by type of income 
deductions attributable to exempt foreign trade income.                and by company name.

Line 2d: Remove the income or loss of companies included in line       Line 6g: Enter amount of capital gain income from federal Form 
1 that are not included in the unitary business of the taxpayer(s).    1120, line 8 reported by members of the combined group. Do not 
Attach a schedule, by company.                                         include any capital gain income excluded as non-business income 
                                                                       on line 6f.
Line 2e: Remove the income or loss of companies included in line 
1 that are part of the taxpayer’s unitary business but whose U. S.     Line  6h:  Enter  amount of  federal Section 1231 gains that  are 
factors average less than 20%. Attach a schedule, by company.          taxable as ordinary income, from federal Form 4797, line 12. Do 
                                                                       not enter federal accumulated  nonrecaptured  net Section 1231 
Line 2f: Enter the adjustment for intercompany transactions that       losses from prior years (Form 4797, line 8).
are necessary to reflect the combined income of the water’s edge        
combined group. The incomes of the   companies   represented           Line 6i: The taxpayer may claim a deduction for foreign-derived 
in lines 1 through 2e may or may not include adjustments to, or        intangible income (FDII) under IRC section 250(a)(1)(A) with some 
the  elimination  of,  intercompany  profits  as  required  under  the modification.  The FDII must be recalculated to exclude the gross 
combined method of   reporting.  An  intercompany    transaction       royalties accrued or received  from foreign corporations  that the 
of  a  federal consolidated  group may not  be an intercompany         taxpayer claimed an 80% deduction for on Schedule H, line 6e of 
transaction of the water’s edge group.  This may include  the          Alaska Form 6000. The department does not allow a deduction for 
reversal  of a consolidating  elimination  or adjustment  from the     the global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) component of IRC 
consolidated  federal return, the initiation of  an elimination,  or   section 250.
adjustment for inter-group transactions that are not reflected in the 
income reported on lines 1 or 2a–2e, or a combination of the two.      Line 8: Enter apportionment factor from Schedule I, line 14.

Alaska regulations provide  that intercompany  transactions            Line 9: Multiply line 7 times line 8 to calculate apportioned income.
between any two members of the combined group, if those two 
members join in a consolidated federal return, must be accounted       Line 10: Enter non-business income or loss allocated to Alaska 
for in the combined report in the same manner as the transaction       and attach schedule by category of income.
is accounted for in the consolidated federal return. Refer to Alaska 
Regulation 15 AAC 20.300(m).                                           Line 11a: Enter the taxpayer’s Alaska capital and Section 1231 
                                                                       gains and losses from Schedule J, line 20.
The  most  common  adjustment  is  for  intercompany  profits  
residing in beginning and ending inventory. Reverse end-of-year        Line  11b: Enter the taxpayer’s  Alaska charitable contribution 
intercompany profit eliminations between corporations within and       deduction from Schedule K, line 10.
outside of the water’s edge group to the extent they are included 
in the measure of income reported on lines 1 through 2e. Reverse       Line  11c: Enter the taxpayer’s  Alaska dividends-received 
beginning-of-year  intercompany  profits  on  transactions  between    deduction as limited under IRC Section 246. Use the worksheet 
corporations within the water’s edge combined group to the extent      in Appendix B to calculate the allowable deduction, and enter the 
they were not reversed in the measure of income reported on lines      amount on line 11c.
1 through 2e.
                                                                       Schedule I – Apportionment Factor
Line 4e: Enter the amount of expenditures that are being claimed 
for the Qualified Oil and Gas Service Industry Expenditure Credit,     The corporations  listed  on lines  1, 5, and  9 must comprise  the 
from Form 6327, line 2.                                                entire group of  corporations with nexus in  Alaska. Do not list 
                                                                       corporations on lines 1, 5, and 9 that do not have nexus. Do not 
                                                                       list all corporations  included  in the federal  consolidated  group.     
                                                                       If  Schedule I  is  not  properly completed, this  may delay the 
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processing of the return and a delay in a refund. Additionally, the     The  term  “compensation”  means  wages,  salaries,  commissions 
DOR may deny interest on a refund claimed on a return that was          and any other form of remuneration paid directly to employees for 
not processible.                                                        personal services. Payments made to an independent contractor, 
                                                                        or  to  any  person  not  properly  classified  as  an  employee,  are 
The numerator  values  on lines  1, 5, and  9 must be listed  by        excluded.
corporation, net  of  intercompany eliminations. Do not  list an 
“elimination company.” If lines 1, 5, and 9 are improperly completed    Sales Factor: See 15 AAC 19.251 – 302.
regarding eliminations, this may result in a tax adjustment.            The sales factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the gross 
                                                                        receipts derived during the tax year from transactions and activities 
If the taxpayer does business only in Alaska, enter “1.000000” on       attributable to Alaska in the regular course of the taxpayer’s trade 
line 14. If the taxpayer has business activity both within and outside  or business. The denominator is the total gross receipts derived 
of Alaska, then Schedule I must be fully completed. Note that the       during the tax year from transactions and activities in the regular 
list of taxpayers listed on lines 1, 5, or 9 must match the list of     course of the corporation’s trade or business.
taxpayers listed on Schedule B, plus the taxpayer named on page 
1 of the tax return. The only exceptions are corporations claiming      Schedule  J – Alaska Capital  and  Section  1231 Gains 
exemption under P.L. 86-272, or Alaska insurance companies.             and Losses

If the taxpayer is a “disregarded entity” under federal law, then that  Schedule J is used to calculate the taxpayer’s Alaska net capital 
entity is disregarded for Alaska purposes. On Schedule I, list the      gain.  Gains and  losses  are measured  after allocation  and 
name and EIN of the owner of that disregarded entity.                   apportionment.  Enter the taxpayer’s current gains  and losses, 
                                                                        before any federal  limitations,  according  to their character. 
If a corporation owns an interest in a partnership that conducts        Corporations that conduct business both within and without Alaska 
business in Alaska, then the partnership’s apportionment factors        enter total gains and losses on lines 1, 5, and 11 and enter non- 
(property, sales, and payroll)  are attributed to that corporate        business  capital gain or loss on lines 6 and 12 as appropriate. 
partner. On Schedule I, report the corporation’s property, payroll,     Enter the portion of non-business gain or loss that is allocable    to 
and sales, including its share of partnership factors. Do not list the  Alaska  on lines  8 and  14, as appropriate.  Taxpayers  using  the 
name or EIN of the partnership on lines 1, 5, or 9.                     combined method of reporting should report the gains and losses 
                                                                        of the entire combined group.
Taxpayers using the combined method of reporting are required to 
include a schedule of the calculation of the apportionment formula      Note: If you are filing an amended return, Schedule J must be fully 
in columnar  format disclosing  for each  corporation  the total        completed, based on information from federal Schedule D (without 
property,  payroll, and sales and the  amount of Alaska property,       regard to federal capital loss carryovers or carrybacks) and Form 
payroll, and sales.                                                     4797. Do not report amounts net of federal capital loss carryovers 
                                                                        or carrybacks.
All factor calculations (lines 4, 8, 12, and 14) must be rounded to 
the sixth decimal place. If both the numerator and denominator (for     Line 1: Enter in column A the current Section  1231  gains  and 
a particular factor) are zero, disregard that factor and divide line 13 (losses) from federal Form 4797, line 7 attributable to the combined 
by the remaining number of factors and enter the result on line 14.     group.  Do not use the amount  from Form 4797, line  17, which 
                                                                        includes ordinary gains and losses.
Property Factor: See 15 AAC 19.141 – 202.                                
The property factor is a fraction, the numerator of which is the value  Line 2: The taxpayer’s Alaska non-recaptured net Section 1231 
of real and tangible personal property owned or rented and used         losses  are based  on the apportioned  Section  1231  gains  and 
within Alaska during the tax year to produce business income. The       losses in prior years and may not correspond to the taxpayer’s 
denominator is the value of all real and tangible personal property     federal non-recaptured net Section 1231 losses.
owned or rented and used to generate business income. Rents do 
not include royalties or amounts paid for services or supplies in       Line 5: Enter the amount from federal Schedule D, the sum of 
connection with rented property.                                        lines 1–5 attributable to the combined group. Do not use line 7 
                                                                        which includes federal unused capital loss carryover. (See line 9 
Property used in the production  of non-business  income  is not        instructions below to report Alaska unused capital losses.)
included in the factor. Construction in progress is not included in 
the factor.                                                             Line 9: Enter on line 9 the Alaska excess capital loss to be utilized 
                                                                        in the current year. The Alaska excess capital loss is the taxpayer’s 
Owned property is valued at its original cost averaged over the         allocated  and apportioned  net capital  losses from prior years. 
tax  year.  In general, original  cost  is the unadjusted  basis for    Enter in the first space on line 9 the amount from Form 6385 Tax 
federal income tax purposes at the time of acquisition adjusted by      Attribute Carryovers, line 12. Do not enter the taxpayer’s federal 
subsequent additions, improvements, or partial dispositions. The        capital loss carryover from federal Schedule D.
average value of owned property is computed by averaging the 
property values at the beginning and end of the tax year. Rented        Special  capital  loss  carryback  notes:  If  this is an amended 
property is valued at eight times the annual rents paid.                return filed to claim a capital loss carryback, enter the amount of 
                                                                        carryback to be utilized in the current year, in the space provided 
Payroll Factor: See 15 AAC 19.211 – 241.                                on line 9. This generally comes from Form 6385, line 16. Note that 
The payroll factor is a fraction, the numerator  of which  is the       a capital loss carryback cannot create or increase a current net 
compensation paid within Alaska during the tax year to produce          operating loss. This may require an iterative process to calculate 
business income. The denominator is the total compensation paid         the allowable capital loss carryback. In this situation, you would 
during the tax year to produce business income.                         prepare the return with the following steps:

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1.  Schedule H (Alaska Income) through line 10.                             Schedule L – Alaska Dividends-Received Deduction

2.  Schedule  J  (capital  gains/losses)  including   capital    loss       The Alaska dividends-received deduction is based on the allocated 
carryover to current year, but excluding capital loss carryback.            and apportioned dividends included in Alaska taxable income and 
                                                                            is limited to Alaska taxable income in accordance with IRC Section 
3.   Schedule K (charitable contributions).                                 246(b).

4.   Schedule L (dividends-received deduction).                             Lines 2a–2d: Enter the amounts of dividends already deducted, 
                                                                            or accounted for, on Schedule H, that are included in Schedule L, 
5.   Calculate  as-if  Alaska  taxable  income  (Schedule A, line 1)        line 1. These would include intercompany dividends, Section 78 
using items 1–4 above.                                                      gross-up, foreign dividends, and dividends deducted on Schedule 
•  If as-if taxable income is greater than zero, then a capital             H as non-business income. These dividends are not eligible for   
loss carryback may be partially or fully allowable.                         a dividends-received deduction, because they have already been 
•  If as-if taxable income is less than, or equal to zero, then             deducted.
   capital loss carryback is not allowable.
                                                                            Lines  8  and  9:  Enter  the  allocated and apportioned dividends 
6.     Enter  the  allowable  capital   loss   carryback   in   the   space from line  7, according  to the appropriate  deduction  percentage   
provided on Schedule J, line 9.                                             in accordance with IRC Sections 243–247, in column A of line 8 
                                                                            and multiply across. Enter the sum of line 8a–d column C in line 
7.    Complete the remainder of the return.                                 9. Use the worksheet in Appendix B to calculate the amount of 
                                                                            dividends allowable based on Alaska taxable income (IRC Section 
Line 11: Enter the amount of long-term capital gains and losses             246). Carry the amount of allowable dividend-received deduction 
from 1120 Schedule D, (the sum of lines 8–10, plus lines 12–14).            to Schedule H line 11c.
Do not use the amount from line 15, as it includes Section 1231 
gains and losses which must be reported on Schedule J, line 1.

Line 17: If line 10 is a gain and line 16 is a loss, offset the loss from 
line 16 against the gain from line 10 and enter the result, on line 
17, but not less than zero.

Line 18: If line 16 is a gain and line 10 is a loss, offset the loss from 
line 10 against the gain from line 16 and enter the result, on line 
18, but not less than zero.

Line 20: Add lines 17, 18, and 19 and enter the result on Schedule 
H, line 11a.

Schedule K – Alaska Charitable Contribution Deduction

The  taxpayer’s  Alaska charitable contribution deduction may 
differ from its federal charitable contribution deduction as a result 
of allocation and apportionment,  the taxable income limitation, 
Income  Tax  Education  Credit  contributions,  and  differences  in 
carryover values. Schedule K is used to measure the taxpayer’s 
Alaska  charitable  contribution  deduction  limited  by its  Alaska 
taxable income.

Line 1: Enter the taxpayer’s current charitable contributions before 
any federal deduction  limitations and exclusive of any federal 
excess contribution carryover.

Line 2: Enter charitable contributions that were used to generate 
an Income Tax Education Credit, that are included in line 1, from 
Form 6310, line 3. The total of line 2 should not exceed $2,000,000.

Line 6: Enter the taxpayer’s Alaska excess contribution carryover 
from prior years from line 18 of Form 6385 Tax Attribute Carryovers. 
Enter as a positive number.

Line 8: Enter the Alaska taxable income for deduction limitation 
purposes. Use worksheet in Appendix A to calculate the limitation 
and to calculate the amount of charitable contribution carryover to 
convert to net operating loss, if applicable.

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Appendix A

Worksheet for Charitable Contribution Deduction 
Taxable income for deduction limitation
(Schedule K, line 8)

1.  Enter sum of Schedule H, lines 9–11a, (taxable income before charitable contribution), but not less than zero
2.  Enter amount of capital loss carryback utilized included in Schedule J, line 9

3.  Taxable income before charitable contribution, capital loss carryback, and net operating loss. Add lines 1–2                                   
4.  Is there a Net Operating Loss carryforward available to reduce taxable income in the current year?                                       Yes     No
    If you answered “no” STOP. Enter amount from line 3 on Schedule K, line 8
    If you answered “yes” then complete the remainder of this worksheet to determine if any charitable contributions are converted 
    to net operating loss
5.  NOL carryforward utilized from Form 6385, line 4h. Enter as a positive number
6.  Taxable income before charitable contribution, capital loss carryback, after NOL carryforward. Subtract line 5 from line 3, but 
    not less than 0
7.  Multiply line 3 by 10%
8.  Multiply line 6 by 10%
9.  Enter amount from Schedule K, line 7
    If line 9 is less than line 8, STOP. Charitable contributions are fully deductible, and there is no charitable contribution carryover. 
    Enter the amount from line 6 on Schedule K, line 8. If line 9 is more than line 8, complete remainder of worksheet
10. Enter lesser of line 9 or line 8
11. Subtract line 10 from line 9.  If less than zero, enter 0
12. Subtract line 8 from line 7
13. Enter lesser of line 11 or 12.  This is the amount of charitable contributions converted to NOL
14. Subtract line 13 from line 11.  This is the portion of the unallowed charitable contributions that is carried over as charitable 
    contributions

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Appendix B

Worksheet for Dividends-Received Deduction (DRD)
                                                                                                   A B
1a. Enter sum of Schedule H, lines 9-11b (taxable income before DRD)
1b. Enter amount from Schedule L, line 9 (DRD without limitation)
1c. Subtract line 1b from line 1a. If <0, STOP. Enter amount from Schedule L, line 9 on 
    Schedule H, line 11c
2.  Add back capital loss carryback amount included in Schedule J, line 9
3.  Add lines 1a and 2. If < 0, STOP. Enter amount from Schedule L, line 9 on Schedule H, 
    line 11c
4.  Enter in worksheet columns A and B, the amount from Schedule L, line 8a, column C
    (attributable to dividends qualifying for 100% DRD)
5.  Subtract line 4 from line 3, but not less than zero
6.  Multiply line 5 by 65%
7.  Enter amount from Schedule L, line 8b column C, plus the amount from Schedule L, line 
    8d column C, plus the amount from Schedule L, line 8f column C that is attributable to 
    dividends from 20%-or-more owned corporations
8.  Enter in worksheet columns A and B, the smaller of line 6 or line 7. If line 7 is greater than 
    line 6, stop here. Your dividends-received deduction is not limited
9.  Enter amount from Schedule L, line 8b column A, plus the amount from Schedule L, line 
    8d column A, plus the part of the dividends on Schedule L, line 8f column A from 20%-or- 
    more-owned corporations which are eligible for a DRD
10. Subtract line 9 from line 5, but not less than zero
11. Multiply line 10 by 50%
12. Subtract Schedule L, line 8a column C from Schedule L line 9
13. Subtract line 7 from line 12
14. Enter in columns A and B, the smaller of line 11 or line 13
15. Dividends-received deduction after limitation. Add amounts in column B. Enter the result 
    here and on Schedule H, line 11c

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