Business
Nils Andreassen is the current Executive Director of the Alaska Municipal League. He's also the former Executive Director of the Institute of the North. Nils has a degree in Peace and Development from the University of Bradford in England. His background in rural and international development and in Alaskan and Arctic policy, fits very well within AML's mission which is to support and strengthen local governments. Alaska has historically been known as one of those states without state level general sales tax. However, changes have been taking place following the Wayfair ruling with regards to the collection of sales tax on remote sales. Some local jurisdictions have already committed to establishing an economic nexus while others are yet to register. And as for Alaska, they’ve just established their economic nexus and sellers are in the process of understanding how this impacts their businesses. Nils Andreassen, Executive Director of the Alaska Municipal League gets interviewed by Michael and Ellie on this episode of Sales Tax and More where they talk about the changing tax landscape within the state of Alaska. Nils talks about the establishment of an economic nexus in Alaska, what the Alaska Municipal League does, and how the economy of Alaska is holding up against the global drop of oil prices and the spread of the coronavirus. Stay tuned.