To stop people from wrongfully claiming Permanent Fund dividends, the Alaska Department Revenue has launched a new program to audit applications this month.
The state government is using information from LexisNexis to identify applicants who will be asked for more information. The department will deny unresponsive applicants.
The legislature funded the program this year. Dividends will be distributed beginning on Oct. 6.
Andrew Kitchenman is the state government and politics reporter for Alaska Public Media and KTOO in Juneau. Reach him at akitchenman@alaskapublic.org.
