Alaska real estate transfer tax
Alaska's transfer tax is 0%, customarily none-paid. Here's how it works, what it costs at common price points, and the statute behind it.
Alaska imposes NO statewide real estate transfer, conveyance, documentary, or deed stamp tax — there is no transfer tax statute in the Alaska Statutes. In 2024 Alaska also enacted a law (HB 100) prohibiting municipalities and boroughs from levying or collecting any local sales/use tax on the transfer of real property, so there are no county or city transfer-tax add-ons either. The only government cost at transfer is the flat DNR recording fee.
How Alaska compares nationally
0%, #37 of 51 nationally; at $400,000, that is $640 below the median $640 tax at $400,000. This is a data-derived comparison against the 51 source-verified state and DC transfer-tax records, with no invented rates for null-tax states.
- Rate rank
- #37 of 51
- highest state transfer-tax rate first
- Tax at $400,000
- $0
- median-state tax $640
- Dataset date
- 2026-Q2
- source-linked record
Alaska transfer-tax data: official source linked on this page, reviewed 2026-Q2.
What it costs at common prices
| Sale price | State transfer tax |
|---|---|
| $200,000 | $0 |
| $400,000 | $0 |
| $600,000 | $0 |
| $800,000 | $0 |
State-level only; county and city taxes may add to these figures.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the real estate transfer tax in Alaska?
Alaska's transfer tax is 0% of the sale price, customarily none-paid. Alaska imposes NO statewide real estate transfer, conveyance, documentary, or deed stamp tax — there is no transfer tax statute in the Alaska Statutes. In 2024 Alaska also enacted a law (HB 100) prohibiting municipalities and boroughs from levying or collecting any local sales/use tax on the transfer of real property, so there are no county or city transfer-tax add-ons either. The only government cost at transfer is the flat DNR recording fee.
Who pays the transfer tax in Alaska?
In Alaska the transfer tax is customarily none-paid, though it's negotiable in the purchase contract.
How is Alaska's transfer tax calculated?
Multiply the sale price by 0%. For example, on a $400,000 home that's about $0. Alaska imposes NO statewide real estate transfer, conveyance, documentary, or deed stamp tax — there is no transfer tax statute in the Alaska Statutes. In 2024 Alaska also enacted a law (HB 100) prohibiting municipalities and boroughs from levying or collecting any local sales/use tax on the transfer of real property, so there are no county or city transfer-tax add-ons either. The only government cost at transfer is the flat DNR recording fee.
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