Anchorage marijuana sales tax bonds.
From $100.
The security the Municipality of Anchorage requires from a licensed marijuana retailer to guarantee remittance of the 5% retail sales tax on marijuana and marijuana products under AMC 12.50. The Municipality sets the amount; the premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and any credit screen is a soft pull only — it never affects your score.
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How much does an Anchorage marijuana sales tax bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No quote round-trip for the Anchorage marijuana sales tax bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with Municipal Treasury. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Municipality required, and the effective date — that is the application. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Issued the moment you pay
This bond is rate-priced at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — your executed bond and power of attorney generate on the spot.
File with Municipal Treasury
Submit the executed bond to the Treasury Division with your marijuana retailer registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Municipality insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the Anchorage marijuana tax bond covers
Anchorage voters approved a 5% retail sales tax on marijuana and marijuana products, codified at AMC chapter 12.50 and administered by the Treasury Division of the Municipality's Finance Department. Because the retailer collects the tax from customers and holds it in trust, AMC 12.50.160 requires security for fiduciary performance before Treasury issues the Certificate of Registration a retailer needs to operate.
The security amount is the greater of $10,000 or the Chief Fiscal Officer's estimate of the average annual sales tax you will collect — based on your operation, comparable retailers, or industry averages. A surety bond is one of the approved forms (a deposit in escrow or letter of credit are the alternatives); the bond is payable to the Municipality and conditioned on payment in full of the tax, penalties, and interest due during its effective period.
If the retailer fails to remit, the Municipality can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the Municipality set, from $100 in premium, with any credit screen a soft pull that never affects your score.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with Municipal Treasury. Submit the executed bond to the Treasury Division with your marijuana retailer registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the Municipality insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Municipality set — the executed bond is generated the moment you pay, ready to file with Treasury.
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Anchorage marijuana tax bond, issued today.
From $100 — 2% of the bond amount, with your exact price at the application before you pay. Enter the amount the Municipality required and file the same day.