Alaska Statutes.
Title 43. Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 31. Estate Tax Law of Alaska
Section 11. Tax Upon Estates of Resident Decedents.
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AS 43.31.011. Tax Upon Estates of Resident Decedents.

A tax is imposed upon the transfer of the estate of a person who, at the time of death, was a resident of this state, the amount of which shall be computed as follows:

(1) Determine the amount of the credit allowable under the applicable federal revenue Act for estate, inheritance, legacy, and succession taxes actually paid to the several states.

(2) Determine for each of the other states the amount of all constitutionally valid estate, inheritance, legacy, and succession taxes, actually paid to each of the other states in respect to property owned by the decedent or subject to these taxes as a part of or in connection with the decedent's estate.

(3) Determine for each other state in which property is located that is owned by the decedent or subject to estate, inheritance, legacy, or succession taxes as a part of or in connection with the decedent's estate the proportion of the amount of the credit allowable under the applicable federal revenue Act for estate, inheritance, legacy, and succession taxes actually paid to the several states, as the value of the property taxable in that state bears to the value of the entire gross estate wherever situated.

(4) The amount of the tax is the amount of the allowable credit as determined in (1) of this section less the sum of the smaller figures of (2) or (3) of this section for each of the other states in which the decedent's property is situated. For example: The amount of allowable credit under the federal Act is $10,000 (relating to (1) in this section) 

          Amount of Tax        Proportion of Credit        Smaller of  

          Actually Paid       from Situs of Property       (2) of (3)  

        (relating to (2) of     (relating to (3) of          of this   

           this section)           this section)             section   

State X       $3,000                10%--$1,000               $1,000   

State Y       $1,000                15%--$1,500               $1,000   

                                                            ________   

                                                              $2,000

The Alaska estate tax is $10,000 minus $2,000 equalling $8,000.

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