Re: Pipeland

Alaskans Receive Thousands in Dividends

2008 Permanent Fund Dividend is $2069
Energy Rebate $1200

No. 08-152

September 5, 2008, Anchorage, Alaska  Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell 
today announced the amount of the 2008 Permanent Fund Dividend.

According to the Department of Revenue, 610,768 eligible Alaskans will 
receive a 2008 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) in the amount of $2069. 
Resource rebates of $1,200 will be sent out with the PFD. Eligible 
Alaskans will receive to total of $3269.

The Alaska Legislature and the Governor, along with her administration, 
worked together and passed legislation to distribute a special Resource 
Rebate this year, before the arrival of winter, to assist with rising 
energy costs, Lt. Governor Sean Parnell said. Governor Palin is sensitive 
to the fact that high energy prices have had a negative impact on Alaskans 
wallets.

Half a million (493,000-plus) qualified Alaskans will receive the 2008 
dividend directly deposited into their bank accounts on September 12, 
historically early. The Department of Revenues PFD Division will be 
mailing checks to all remaining eligible Alaskans on September 30, with 
those checks expected to arrive within two weeks.

Seven out of 10 Alaskans (456,795 out of 641,000) used the internet to 
file for this years dividend. Many Alaskans have said that the dividend 
itself has allowed them to acquire a computer in their home and to become 
connected to the rest of the world, whether they live in a city, town or 
remote village.

$17.2 billion has been distributed to eligible Alaskans since the dividend 
program began in 1982. The first dividend was $1000, covering three years. 
Individual Alaskans eligible for all 27 dividends have received more than 
$30,000.

Dividend Information Offices are located in Anchorage, Fairbanks and 
Juneau and are responsible for assisting applicants who need help 
completing their applications or need information about the dividend 
program.

Please remember that the Alaska PFD and the new Alaska Resource Rebate are 
taxable income for Federal Tax Returns. Be sure to set aside enough to 
cover your tax bill, or consider making an Estimated Payment when you get 
your PFD. For more information on how to report the Alaska PFD and Rebate 
income on the Federal Tax Return contact the IRS at 1(800)829-1040 or 
visit the IRS website at www.irs.gov and input the key words Alaska 
Permanent Fund or Estimated.

For more information, please visit the PFD website @ 
http://www.pfd.alaska.gov/.

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