Plumbing Contractor Permit Requirements in Anchorage, AK

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Alaska — No State Sales Tax

   Alaska has no statewide sales tax. However, local municipalities (including Juneau and other cities) may levy local sales taxes. Check with your local municipality for applicable sales tax requirements.

   Official government source

   Free (no state sales tax registration required)·N/A

   Free (no state sales tax registration required)

   N/A

1. Alaska Department of Labor — Plumber Certificate of Fitness

   Alaska's Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing does not license plumbers. Work subject to the Alaska Plumbing Code (AS 18.60.705) requires a Certificate of Fitness from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Labor Standards and Safety Division, Mechanical Inspection Section. Plumber Journeyman requires 8,000 verified hours of experience (8 AAC 90.130 and 8 AAC 90.890); Plumber Restricted Gas requires 4,000 hours and Plumber Restricted Utility 1,000 hours. All applicants must pass the state test. Separately, a plumbing contracting business needs a Mechanical Contractor license from CBPL with an assigned Mechanical Administrator, and plumbing permits come from the local authority having jurisdiction — in Anchorage, the Development Services Department.

   Official government source

   $50 nonrefundable application fee plus a $200 certificate fee, charged after testing is completed; the certificate is valid two years.·4–8 weeks

   $50 nonrefundable application fee plus a $200 certificate fee, charged after testing is completed; the certificate is valid two years.

   4–8 weeks

2. No Anchorage General Business License (state license only)

   The Municipality of Anchorage does not issue a general business license or business tax certificate. Nearly all businesses need only the Alaska state business license from DCCED/CBPL. The Municipal Clerk's Office separately licenses a short list of regulated activities — adult-oriented establishments, pawnbrokers, private detective agencies, roving vendors and ice cream trucks, tow operators, used-automobile display lots, teen nightclubs and cultural performance venues, circuses/carnivals/fairs, short-term rentals, and marijuana establishments — so check with the Clerk only if your business is on that list. Other Anchorage departments issue activity-specific permits (health permits, special land use permits).

   Official government source

   $0 — no general municipal license fee; the Alaska state business license is $50 per year·N/A locally

   $0 — no general municipal license fee; the Alaska state business license is $50 per year

   N/A locally

3. Municipality of Anchorage — Plumbing Permit (per project)

   A separate plumbing permit must be pulled from the Municipality of Anchorage Development Services Department (Permits & Inspections, part of Planning, Development & Public Works — formerly OCPD Building Safety) for each job inside the Building Safety Service Area, with inspections required on completion. Permits are priced per inspection rather than per project; like-for-like fixture replacement may qualify as a retrofit permit.

   Official government source

   $175 per inspection under the Municipality’s trade-permit fee schedule (AMC 23.10, Tables 3-A–3-O); confirm the current amount with the Permit Counter at 907-343-8211·1–5 business days

   $175 per inspection under the Municipality’s trade-permit fee schedule (AMC 23.10, Tables 3-A–3-O); confirm the current amount with the Permit Counter at 907-343-8211

   1–5 business days

Official Sources

• Alaska Division of Corporations — Plumbing License
• Municipality of Anchorage Development Services

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