Alaska EIN: No Income Tax, but Unemployment Tax Applies
Last updated November 1, 2026 · Written by the EIN Registration filing team
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After your EIN in Alaska
| Account | Agency | Number you get | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| State income tax withholding | None | Alaska does not tax wages | Not needed |
| Unemployment insurance | Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development | Alaska employer account number | myAlaska |
| Sales tax | None | No statewide sales tax | Not needed |
Alaska has no state income tax to withhold, but employees still pay a share of unemployment insurance contributions. The employer deducts the employee share from wages and reports and pays it with the quarterly contribution report to Employment Security Tax.
Alaska's Employer Registration Form says a business with employees must have a federal EIN and must not register under a Social Security number. You register online through myAlaska, under Services for Businesses, Employment Security Tax, New Registration.
Also on the Alaska list
- Get an Alaska Business License from the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing. State law requires one for the privilege of engaging in business in Alaska, the application asks for the LLC's Alaska Entity Number, and the license expires on December 31 at the end of the one-year or two-year period purchased.
- If the LLC will employ anyone, even for part of a day, file the Alaska Employer Registration with the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The Division's own EIN guidance lists this as the step that follows getting the EIN.
- File the biennial report with the Division by January 2 every other year: in even-numbered years for an LLC formed in an even-numbered year, and in odd-numbered years for one formed in an odd-numbered year. Filing opens on October 2 of the year before.
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What is different about Alaska
- Alaska does not levy a state sales tax, so there is no state sales tax account to open. Many cities and boroughs levy their own sales tax, and a business files those returns on forms from the municipality where it did business, not from the state; remote sellers may instead need to register with the Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission.
- The Division issues three numbers that are easy to confuse with the EIN: the Alaska Entity Number for the LLC itself, the Alaska Business License Number, and professional license numbers. The business license application asks for the Entity Number, and the Division states plainly that it does not issue EINs.
- A new Alaska LLC may owe an Initial Report within six months of formation, a separate filing from the biennial report that adds the company's owners or officers to the state record. Only domestic corporations and LLCs file it; a foreign LLC registered to do business in Alaska does not.
Before you apply
The SS-4 must match the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing filing; its entity number is a state index, not a tax ID.
Alaska EIN questions
How do I get an EIN number in Alaska?
File IRS Form SS-4 after the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing approves any formation filing; there is no Alaska EIN application. Then register with the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (myAlaska) for unemployment insurance.
Is there an Alaska EIN or state tax ID number?
No; only the IRS issues EINs (also called the FEIN or federal tax ID). Alaska's own numbers are the entity number from the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing and the Alaska employer account number from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Does Alaska have state income tax withholding?
No. Alaska does not tax wage income, so there is no state withholding account to open. The payroll registration Alaska does have is unemployment insurance, with the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development through myAlaska.
Where do I register for Alaska unemployment insurance?
With the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, online through myAlaska. It assigns an Alaska employer account number, a separate number from the EIN.
Does Alaska have a sales tax?
No. Alaska has no statewide sales tax, so there is no state sales tax permit to apply for after the EIN. Some Alaska cities and boroughs do impose local sales taxes, under their own rules.
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Sources
- Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, corporations
- Alaska Division of Corporations, biennial report FAQs
- Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, business licensing FAQs
- Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, EIN, FEIN and TIN FAQs
- Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs, local sales tax
- Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Estax
- Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Labor.alaska.gov (PDF)
- Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development: TaxWeb Instructions (PDF)
- Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development: Taxbook (PDF)
- Alaska: no statewide sales tax: Tax.alaska.gov
- Alaska: no statewide sales tax: 2024 Alaska Taxable Report (PDF)
- Alaska income tax: Tax.alaska.gov
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