Sales Taxes

To register your business - complete the Business License Registration Form at the bottom of this page and email it to cmiller@wrangell.com

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The tax imposed under Wrangell Municipal Code 5.08.090(c) shall be payable at the end of each quarter and due not later than one month after this date (see above for dates). You must file a tax return for each quarter, even if no sales or services were performed. If this occurs, please report an amount of zero.

Payments, including those received in the City Hall drop box, must be received by 5:00 PM on this due date. Payments postmarked on the due date will be accepted as paid on time. PDF returns may be emailed to cmiller@wrangell.com. At this time, remittance is accepted by cash, check or money order only. 

Wrangell Municipal Code 5.08.080 - Duty to collect and make return

A. It is the duty of the retailer or person furnishing such services to collect the tax from the purchaser or consumer and make a return thereof to the borough. All sales taxes collected or which should have been collected pursuant to this chapter are borough monies for which the seller is at all times liable to the borough. The seller is also liable for all monies collected from the buyer as sales tax.

Please click HERE  for the complete and updated Wrangell Municipal Code, Title 5, Chapter 5.08 - Sales Tax.

Sales Tax Returns and Taxes owed are due as follows:

Quarters Ending

Months of:

Due no later than:

March 31

January, February & March

April 30

June 30

April, May & June

July 31

September 30

July, August & September

October 31

December 31

October, November & December

January 31