Alaska Statutes Title 43. Revenue and Taxation § 43.05.435. Scope and standards for decision

(1) resolve a question of fact by a preponderance of the evidence or, if a different standard of proof has been set by law for a particular question, by that standard of proof;

(2) resolve a question of law in the exercise of the independent judgment of the administrative law judge;

(3) defer to the Department of Revenue as to a matter for which discretion is legally vested in the Department of Revenue, unless not supported by a reasonable basis.