United Fishermen of Alaska Voices Concerns with Alaska House Bill to Create Personal Income Tax
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [AP] with additional material from Peggy Parker - February 17, 2017
Alaska’s largest fishermen’s group, Juneau-based United Fishermen of Alaska Alaska, has flagged concerns about House Bill 115, an income tax bill that begins hearings today in the House Finance Committee.
UFA says many fishermen will have "major difficulties" complying with withholding requirements on payments to fishing crew.
UFA President Jerry McCune and Executive Administrator Mark Vinsel, in a letter to the House Finance Committee co-chairs, say withholding requirements would fall on skippers who don't have the information they would need...
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