Alaska Statutes.
Title 23. Labor and Workers' Compensation
Chapter 20. Alaska Employment Security Act
Section 170. Rate of Contributions.
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AS 23.20.170. Rate of Contributions.

(a) [Repealed, Sec. 80 ch 9 SLA 1980].

(b) An employer who is not entitled to a rate determination under AS 23.20.280 - 23.20.310 because the employer is ineligible under AS 23.20.281 shall pay contributions at a rate equal to the average industry tax rate as determined by the commissioner. Assignment by the commissioner of employers to industrial classification, for the purposes of this subsection, shall be to the industry group code specified in the most current version of the North American Industry Classification System, United States, in accordance with established classification practices found in the most current version of the North American Industry Classification System manual prepared by the United States Office of Management and Budget.

(c) The standard rate of contributions with respect to employment is 5.4 percent of wages paid. Reductions from the standard rate may only be made under this section and AS 23.20.280 - 23.20.310.

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