Who needs an unemployment insurance account, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Alaska?
Issued by Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Employment Security Tax; Child Support Services Division (new hires); Division of Workers’ Compensation, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Alaska
The Alaska table lists this for every kind of business.
Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee; Alaska has no reciprocity with other states and no exemption by type of business. Report each new hire to the Child Support Services Division within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Employment Security Tax; Child Support Services Division (new hires); Division of Workers’ Compensation.
Sources and dates
Department of Labor unemployment insurance tax rates for new (industry) employers, 2026; Division of Workers’ Compensation employer information; AS 25.27.075 (new hire reporting). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Yes. Alaska is one of the few states where employees pay part of the unemployment tax, so payroll must withhold it.
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Employment Security Tax; Child Support Services Division (new hires); Division of Workers’ Compensation.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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