Yes, you may accompany your spouse on an allowable absence but you must be otherwise eligible for a dividend. Your spouse must be eligible for a dividend in order for you to receive a dividend.

The application period is January 1 through March 31 of the year for which you are applying. Applications filed after March 31 will be denied by law as late applications.

The deadline is March 31 of the year for which you are applying. There are some exceptions to the deadline. If you are disabled, filing for a person who died during the application period, or a military member who was receiving hostile fire or imminent danger pay during the application period, contact us for more information about these exceptions.

Between January 1 and March 31, click on “CLICK HERE TO FILE YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION” on our home page and select one of the Apply Online options. You can file with your myAlaska username, create a new myAlaska username account or file with the option to print, sign and submit a printed paper signature page.  Select how you would like to file and follow the instructions. Your application is not considered received until the application is assigned a Confirmation Number.

Anyone can file online. Adults can establish a myAlaska account and electronically sign you and your child’s PFD applications. Establishing a myAlaska account alone is not considered filing an application. Follow the online instructions and keep a copy of the Confirmation Number for each application you file online.

Applications are available between January 1 and March 31. Applicants can apply online, or visit one of the designated distribution centers to pick up forms and an informative pamphlet for first time filers.  Contact us if you have questions.

If you are applying online, you will receive immediate confirmation that your application was received by the PFD Division. All applicants can check the status of their application by logging on to the division's "myPFD" . If you apply by paper, allow 4 to 6 weeks for processing before checking the status of your application.

You can file online or by submitting a paper application. You will be required to submit an original birth certificate, passport or naturalization certificate, and other required information as requested from the PFD Division after we receive your application. If you do not have a certified birth certificate, go to vitalchek.com for information about ordering one. We will not accept a photocopy or hospital certificate.

Yes. Please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. We return all birth certificates, passports and naturalization certificates promptly after receiving applications. If you submit your application and documents at your local dividend information office, we will photocopy your document and return it to you while you are in the office.

You can apply for a prior year dividend; however, the application will be denied as a late application. There are some exceptions if you are disabled, filing for a person who died during the application period, or a military member who was deployed overseas receiving hostile fire or imminent danger pay during the application period. Contact us for more information about these exceptions.

Yes. If you are absent from Alaska for over 90 accumulative days during the qualifying year or are absent at the time you apply for the dividend, you must report any and all absences even if it is for business. For example, applicants who are employed in the airline industry, truck drivers who travel out of Alaska, etc.

Yes. If you are absent for over 90 days during the qualifying year or absent at the time you file your application, it is the law that you report all absences regardless of reason. The division must have documented proof that your absence is allowable.

Failing to disclose reportable absences constitutes fraud and your application may be denied.

When answering the question were you absent from Alaska for over 90 days on the PFD application, we want to know if you were absent for greater than an accumulative total of 90 days during the qualifying year. If your absence begin date is prior to the qualifying year, provide the actual date you left.  When counting the accumulative days, only count the days absent in the qualifying year.

The division counts the day you leave as a day in Alaska; the day you return is counted as an absence day.

Records or receipts of completed travel from airlines, the Alaska Marine Highway system or other carriers can be used. Proof must be in the applicant's name, showing the full dates of travel such as airline boarding passes, airline mileage plan history, Alaska Marine Highway tickets or hotel receipts. We do not accept flight itineraries as they do not prove that the actual travel took place. Travel documentation must display Alaska as the point of origin or destination.

Other types of proof may be a statement from an Alaska employer on employer's letterhead, a payroll document showing dates in Alaska, military orders including a PCS to move to Alaska, medical records showing treatment or hospitalization, or credit card statements or receipts showing point of sale transactions in the applicant’s name only.

In addition, you are welcome to provide documentation for recent travel to the division if you know that we will eventually need the proof. We will store it in your current year record and we will be able to retrieve the information when it is required in the event you misplace the proof in the interim.

The proof of physical presence must be in the child’s name such as an airline boarding pass (for an infant this may be a lap child indicator on the adults boarding pass), airline mileage plan history, day care receipts, medical records for treatment in Alaska or an Alaska Marine Highway ticket.

In addition, you are welcome to provide documentation for recent travel to the division if you know that we will eventually need the proof. We will store it in your current year record and we will be able to retrieve the information when it is required in the event you misplace the proof in the interim.

Yes! It is very important to contact the Division in writing of any change in your address. See below for instructions. If we have questions regarding your application or eligibility, we will send correspondence to the most current address on file. We do not send dividends to individuals who do not have a current address on file.

If you electronically signed your PFD application, you can change your address online through myPFD OR use our  Address Change Form and follow all instructions. If the information on the form is incomplete or incorrect, the requested change will not be processed.

NO. Permanent Fund Dividend checks are never forwarded. It is important to keep your mailing and physical address current with the Division at all times to avoid delays in communication and disbursements.  Use the Address Change form, located on the Forms menu, to submit and stay current with the Division.

Yes. We mail checks to any valid address on file.

PFD cannot get the money back from the IRS once the 24% withheld amount is taken out of your PFD. Report the withheld amount on your Federal Tax Return as taxes you have already paid. The Permanent Fund Dividend Division does not provide tax advice. Contact the IRS by calling 1 (800) 829-1040, visit their website at http://www.irs.gov or contact a tax preparer for additional information on where and how to report the withheld amount.

You have 30 days from the date of our request to provide all information requested by the division. Contact us if you need additional time to get the information being requested.

Authorized individuals can receive certain information contained in a PFD file from the Division by completing a Request for Information Form available by contacting the division. An authorized individual is an adult applicant, someone who holds a Power of Attorney for an applicant, or the sponsor of a child. Information that can be released to an authorized individual include the PFD application and information contained in the application, requests sent by the Division to an applicant and the information contained in the request, PFD forms and information contained in the forms, IRS form 1099, denial letters, and payment and garnishment history information. 

Information that cannot be released by PFD, even if the applicant provided the information or copies to the Division includes, but is not limited to, information or documentation from Social Security Administration, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Division of Public Assistance, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Law, Department of Labor, Division of Motor Vehicles, Division of Elections, and Immigration and Naturalization Services.

Your application is in review because we need to take a closer look at your residency and activities during the qualifying year. Applications for review are worked in the order they are received. You will hear from our review staff if additional information is required when your application is being worked.

If your application is approved before dividends are paid in the fall, you will be paid when direct deposits and checks are mailed. If your application is approved after the mass distribution, you will be paid in the monthly payment run after you are determined to be eligible. Our goal is to complete all eligibility determinations by December 31 of the dividend year. We make every effort to complete our eligibility determinations as quickly as possible.

If your dividend application is denied, you will receive a letter from the PFD Division that explains why your application was denied. The denial letter will include a Request for Appeal form that you can complete if you disagree with either the facts or the application of the Statute and Regulations as stated in the letter. You must file a complete appeal request and submit the $25 appeal fee within 30 days from the date of the initial denial. If you qualify, you may request a waiver of the $25 appeal fee.  Contact us if you need more information on how to qualify for a waiver of the appeal fee.

You can still file an appeal; however, the first issue that we will address is why your appeal is late. Your eligibility will be reexamined only if we deem that you could not have filed an appeal within the 30 day period due to circumstances beyond your control.

The amount of the dividend is calculated by dividing the amount available for distribution from the Permanent Fund earnings account by the number of eligible applicants.

Applicants who filed an online application (web) and selected direct deposit and have been determined eligible for payment by September 22, 2023, will receive their 2023 dividend through direct deposit on October 5, 2023.

Applications (web and paper) determined eligible for payment by October 18, 2023, will receive their dividend October 26, 2023, by direct deposit or check.  Checks are mailed from Juneau starting October 26, 2023. 

PFD does distribute dividends on a monthly basis.  If your dividend is determined eligible for payment after the dates above, the disbursement will be distributed in the next monthly distribution.

Checks will not be mailed to addresses where mail has been returned as undeliverable by the US Postal Service. Keep a current mailing address on file with PFD.

Go to myPFD to print your 1099.   Contact us if you do not have an Alaska ID or Driver's License to access your myPFD record. Additional  tax information is also available to answer common questions about reporting your PFD.

We are excited to offer Direct Deposit to any financial institution that accepts ACH transactions! You can request Direct Deposit to any financial institution regardless of where the financial institution is located or where the account was established. Provide the financial institution’s routing number and the account number on your application. You can verify your financial institution’s routing number at http://www.bankrouting.org/ or contact your financial institution directly.

You can deposit your PFD into any financial institution that accepts ACH transactions. The routing number is a nine-digit number that identifies a financial institution.  In order to have funds deposited directly to your account, we require the financial institutions account number, routing number.

If you have questions about your account type, routing number or account number, contact your financial institution. See our  Direct Deposit information for assistance on where to locate the required bank information for your PFD application.

No. You can simply select same account as last year.

You received the letter for one of the following reasons:

• You were paid by check last year. (Even if you requested direct deposit)
• You are filing for the first time as an adult. (We do not carry forward bank information from child applications)
• Information provided with this year’s application was unclear or incomplete.
• Information provided on your application was rejected by your bank.

It is important that you return the completed form as soon as possible. To withdraw from Direct Deposit, select the Withdraw box on the form.

You will have to check with the financial institution. Each financial institution is different. PFD will provide direct deposit to the bank you indicate. We cannot verify if the account information you provided is valid or if the bank will allow you to Direct Deposit to a particular account.

If your dividend was garnished a notice to debtor will be mailed to the address you have on file with PFD. The letter will contain contact information for the party or parties that garnisheed your dividend as well as information about how much of your dividend was garnished. You can also go to myPFD to view deductions. Speaking with a PFD representative will not result in a reversal of these garnishments. The PFD Division cannot release the garnishments to your dividend without written permission from the garnishing party. Please contact the garnishing party or parties listed in your notice to debtor if you have further questions.

Contact the agency who garnished your dividend. The creditor's telephone number is listed on the letter sent by the PFD Division that notified you your dividend was garnished.

The division charges a $2 processing fee for each assignment to cover administrative costs associated with handling and processing garnishments and assignments.

The processing fee can only be refunded if the PFD Division incorrectly accepted or processed a garnishment against your dividend. If the garnishment was properly served and processed, you will have to contact the government agency or individual who incorrectly garnished your dividend to recover the processing fee.

Contact us for assistance to place a stop payment on the check. After the stop payment paperwork is processed, a check will be reissued to the address on file.

Contact us for assistance. We will reissue a check to the address on file.

Contact us for assistance. We will reissue your dividend if you provide a current address.

For information about Charitable Contributions visit http://www.pickclickgive.org/index.cfm/about/FAQs.

To learn more about the program or to contact the Alaska 529 Plan visit http://alaska529plan.com.

Electronic and paper requests to Add or Withdraw from the plan must be received or postmarked by August 31st in order to guarantee your request is processed.

If your dividend has not been distributed yet and it is before the withdrawal deadline of August 31, visit myPFD and follow the steps to navigate to your application information.

The option to withdraw is shown under Payment Status once you click on your Application Locator Number (ALN). You may also visit our forms page and download a withdraw form.

If your dividend has been paid and 50% has already been sent to the Alaska 529 plan, you will need to contact the Alaska 529 plan administrator directly within 90 days of the initial contribution to get a refund.

You can download a PFD Refund Form here. If you are seeking a refund 90 days after your dividend has been paid, the Alaska 529 plan will provide instructions.