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Tribal Taxation

5/15/2013

article Bill would require state to reimburse Cayuga, other counties that don't receive property tax payments from Indian nations
(New York) -- Legislation sponsored by several central New York representatives would require the state to reimburse counties affected by the failure of Indian nations...
article County board denies tribe appeal
(Oklahoma) -- The Comanche County Board of Equalization on Wednesday denied an appeal from the Comanche Nation of a property tax bill for a building that houses tribal...

5/6/2013

article Online Collection Gives U.S. Indians Ways to Get Revenue: Taxes
(Washington D.C.) -- Indian reservations are close to being put on a more equal tax footing with states. The Senate added language to the Internet sales tax bill that...
article BC committee debates paying for transit by taxing First Nations
(Vancouver) -- A Metro Vancouver regional district committee is floating the idea of imposing a levy on the area's aboriginals to add millions to its cash-strapped...

5/2/2013

article Experts: Tribal tax rule change a big deal
(California) -- Legal experts say a new federal regulation at the center of a lawsuit brought by Desert Water Agency could lead to dramatic changes to what money state...

4/19/2013

article Comanche Nation protests property tax
(Oklahoma) -- A Comanche County board heard tax protests from the Comanche Nation and the owners of a Lawton apartment complex during a meeting Wednesday.

3/12/2013

article Senate OKs tribal land tax exemption bill
(Idaho) -- The Senate approved a bill forbidding counties from taxing tribal government land on the state's reservations. The 33-2 decision came after brief debate...
article The end of tribal taxes / Only governor's approval needed for tribal property tax exemption
(Idaho) -- Coeur d'Alene Tribe officials were celebrating on Tuesday afternoon, when the state Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill forbidding counties from taxing...
article Tribal property tax exemption bill passes Senate 33-2, heads to gov
(Idaho) -- HB 140, the bill brought by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe on behalf of all of Idaho’s Indian tribes to clarify that reservation property owned by tribal...

3/7/2013

article Tribal tax clarification bill wins backing of Senate committee, despite last-minute objections from Benewah County
(Idaho) -- The Senate Local Government & Taxation Committee has unanimously approved HB 140, the bill to clarify that land owned by tribal governments is exempt from...

3/6/2013

article County sets sights on taxing tribal businesses
(Oklahoma) -- Indian tribes, billboards and wind turbines may soon be providing new sources of property tax revenue if Comanche County Assessor Richard Strickland gets...

2/21/2013

article House approves tribal lands tax exemption bill
(Idaho) -- The House has approved a bill that would forbid counties from taxing tribal government land on the state's reservations.

2/20/2013

article Yakama tribal tobacco manufacturer loses round in federal court
(Washington) -- A Yakima tribal cigarette manufacturer could be on the hook for some $30 million in federal tobacco taxes under a recent federal court ruling.
article Tax dispute moves to U.S. District Court
(Nebraska) -- The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska has convinced a tribal court judge that it has the authority to tax alcohol sales in the village of Pender.

2/19/2013

article Judge: Yakama Nation tobacco company subject to federal taxes
(Washington) -- A ruling by a federal judge in Spokane could open a Yakama Nation tobacco company to tens of millions of dollars in tax liability.
article Omaha Tribe wins round in Pender booze tax fight
(Nebraska) -- The Omaha Tribe has won a round in its struggle with the village of Pender and alcohol retailers regarding the reservation boundaries and the tribe's...

2/18/2013

article House panel agrees: Bad idea to tax Indian land
(Idaho) -- The House Revenue and Taxation Committee unanimously passed a bill that would forbid counties from taxing tribal government land on the state's...
article Idaho House committee passes bill to forbid counties from taxing tribal government land
(Idaho) -- The Idaho House Revenue and Taxation Committee unanimously passed a bill that would forbid counties from taxing tribal government land on the state's...
article Rev & Tax unanimously backs bill to clarify that counties can’t tax tribal lands on reservations
(Idaho) -- There was no opposition, and the House Revenue & Taxation Committee was unanimous this morning in backing HB 140, the bill to clarify that tribe-owned...

2/16/2013

article Commissioners cancel tribe's property taxes
(Idaho) -- Kootenai County commissioners in northern Idaho have voted to cancel all property taxes on Coeur d'Alene Tribe reservation land for the last four years.

2/15/2013

article Coeur d'Alene Tribe's property taxes canceled
(Idaho) -- After a meeting with Coeur d'Alene Tribe officials on Friday, Kootenai County commissioners voted unanimously to cancel all property taxes on reservation...

2/14/2013

article Judge rules against Yakamas again in state fuel tax fight
(Washington) -- A federal judge has delivered the Yakama Nation a second blow in its fight against the state over fuel taxes on the reservation.

2/11/2013

article Idaho tribes: Tell counties not to tax Indian land
(Idaho) -- Idaho tribes want the Legislature to tell counties to quit taxing tribal government land on the state's reservations.
article Tribes vs. property tax / House Bill would make reservation land exempt from property taxes
(Idaho) -- Seeking equality for tribal governments, a lobbyist from the Coeur d'Alene Tribe encouraged the Legislature on Monday to halt counties' taxation of...

2/4/2013

article Tribal Help—Without Tax
(USA) -- Housing and education assistance, elder care and cultural programs for American Indians funded by tribal government casinos will remain tax-exempt under a draft...

1/17/2013

article Yakama gas tax dispute now in federal court
(Washington) -- A dispute between the state of Washington and the Yakama Nation over the fuel tax is headed for federal court. A federal judge last week tossed out a...

1/14/2013

article Another Round Aginst Puyallup Tobacco Taxing
(Washington) -- A cigarette seller can renew its challenge to a tax contract between the Puyallup Indian Tribe and the state of Washington, the 9th Circuit said Monday.

1/8/2013

article Senator Max Baucus: Fighting for tax fairness in Indian Country
(Washington D.C.) -- As Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over taxes, health care, trade, and Social Security, I’m in a unique...

1/4/2013

blog Dave Palermo: Tribes, IRS Making Progress on Tax Issues
(Washington D.C.) -- It was during a September hearing of the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs that Rep. Don Young, D-Alaska, grew a bit impatient...

12/28/2012

article State takes fight over Yakama fuel tax to federal court
(Washington) -- A fight between the Yakama Nation and the state over a scrapped agreement that allowed tribal gas station owners to buy bulk fuel mostly free of state...
article Yakamas' feud with Wash. over fuel taxes in court
(Washington) -- Washington state has filed suit in federal court against the Yakama Nation over a disagreement about state fuel taxes.

12/21/2012

article Some Indians, Not Many, Earned Above $200,000
(USA) -- How many American Indians will see their tax rates go up at the beginning of 2013? It is impossible to tell, but here’s an interesting stat of some who...

12/18/2012

article No Tax Revenue For Casino Calls
(New Mexico) -- Bernalillo County commissioners say they plan to take a closer look at how much it costs to provide fire and rescue services to tribal casinos and small...

12/14/2012

article Yakama Nation sues Wash. state over gas tax deal
(Washington) -- The Yakama Nation has filed suit against the state of Washington for abandoning an agreement that allowed tribal gas station owners to buy bulk fuel...
article Native American Tribe Taxing Rules Spelled Out By Treasury
(Washington D.C.) -- Taxes cannot be levied on honoraria to a shaman or spiritual leader for religious services, but could be assessed on per-capita payments from...

12/13/2012

article Yakama Nation sues Wash. state over gas tax deal
(Washington) -- The Yakama Nation has filed suit against the state of Washington for abandoning an agreement that allowed tribal gas station owners to buy bulk fuel...

11/29/2012

article Washington County sues Passamaquoddy tribe over tax claim
(Maine) -- Washington County has filed suit against the Passamaquoddy nation, seeking recovery of payments in lieu of taxes dating to 2006. While no dollar amount is...

11/15/2012

article Cherokee Nation exempts Cherokee vets from sales tax
(Oklahoma) -- Cherokee veterans will soon not pay sales tax on items purchased from Cherokee Nation-owned businesses.

11/5/2012

article Navajo Nation president signs off on tax bill
(Arizona) -- Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly has signed off on a bill that boosts the tribe's sales tax by 1%. The increase from 4% to 5% begins in January and is...

11/2/2012

article Tensions soar at Indian reservation over taxes
(New York) -- Tensions are mounting on a small indian reservation in northern New York over whether the tribe should be paying property taxes. The tax dispute raises the...

10/29/2012

article Many believe aboriginal people don't pay enough taxes
(Saskatchewan) -- A new poll suggests more than 60 per cent of Saskatchewan people believe aboriginal people don't pay enough taxes. The University of Saskatchewan...

10/25/2012

article State reviews casino tax rates
(New Mexico) -- A number of options to address the disparity between state gaming tax rates on racetrack casinos in New Mexico and the revenue sharing delivered to the...
article Tax on Navajoland may increase by 1 percent
(Arizona) -- If President Ben Shelly signs the Navajo Nation Sales Tax Distribution Reform Act of 2012 into law, the sales tax on the reservation would increase by 1-...

10/23/2012

article Navajo Nation increases sales tax
(New Mexico) -- Purchases are expected to cost a little more on the Navajo Nation, but for good cause, Navajo Nation officials said Friday.
article Navajo Nation signed a bill increasing the tribes sales tax
(New Mexico) -- Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly is expected to sign a bill this week that would increase the tribe's sales tax by 1 percent.

9/19/2012

article Tribes Say IRS Moves to Tax Tribal Per Capita Payments; Congress Investigates
(Washington D.C.) -- Three tribal leaders testified before the U.S. Congress on September 15 that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was moving to tax non-gaming per...

9/16/2012

article Yakamas to consider commerce department this week
(Washington) -- Yakama tribal members will hold a special meeting Tuesday through Thursday to discuss establishing a new department of commerce to enforce business...

9/5/2012

article Washington Court Ruling Moves Tribal Gas Station Suit Forward
(Washington) -- The Washington State Supreme Court has moved legal challenge to the state's gas tax refunds to Native American tribes forward, ruling the 2010...
article GALANDA: Federal Indian Country Tax Incentives Expire
(Washington) -- Amidst partisan gridlock in the Beltway over national tax policy, Congress has allowed several tax incentives designed to attract private development and...

9/4/2012

article Local Tribes Could Lose Gas Tax Exemption
(Washington) -- Local tribes could lose the ability to use their gas tax exemption for non-highway purposes after a state Supreme Court ruling last week. A group of non-...
article Tribal Gas Stations Get a Sweetheart Deal in Washington
(Washington) -- Is the state helping Native American gas stations undercut their off-reservation competitors? That's the claim of a lawsuit that got a go-ahead from...

8/31/2012

article BROADMAN: Washington Supremes: Attack On Tribal Gas Stations Can Continue
(Washington) -- The Washington State Supreme Court held 5-4 today that AUTO’s lawsuit attacking Tribe-State Fuel Tax Agreements can move forward.
article OP/ED: The tribal sovereign immunity case and the governor
(Washington) -- Automotive United Trades Organization v. State of Washington came down Thursday from the Washington Supreme Court.
article Wash. SC allows suit over tribal gas disbursements to move forward
(Washington) -- The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a lawsuit brought against state officials over disbursements given to Indian tribes under fuel tax...
article Wash. Supreme Court Ruling Clears Way For Lawsuit Over Tribal Gas Stations
(Washington) -- Gas station owners in Washington have won the right to proceed with a lawsuit against the state. They’re challenging the policy of gas tax refunds...

8/30/2012

article Challenge to tribe's gas tax treaties OK'd
(Washington) -- Opening the door to questions about sovereignty and compacts in Indian Country, the Washington state Supreme Court said Thursday in a split verdict that...
article Supreme Court allows lawsuit on state gas-tax deal with Indian tribes to proceed
(Washington) -- A challenge by gas stations to the state’s deals with Indian tribes on gas taxes can proceed, the state Supreme Court ruled today.
article Supreme Court: Tribal gas tax lawsuit can proceed
(Washington) -- A lawsuit that alleges the state illegally gives millions of dollars in gas tax money to Indian tribes can proceed, even if tribes are immune under...

8/16/2012

article IRS asked to treat tribal commercial activities as government activities
(Washington D.C.) -- Witnesses at a July 10, 2012 IRS hearing asked the government to revise its anticipated proposed regulations to limit the classification of tribal...

6/25/2012

article Possible new tax law raises questions for tribes
(Washington) -- A potential change to federal tax laws concerning per capita payments has tribes around the country sitting up and taking notice.

6/15/2012

article Tribes look to Congress to stop IRS from taxing government benefits
(Washington D.C.) -- Tribal officials asked a Senate committee Thursday to block taxation by the Internal Revenue Service of government benefits to the tribes and their...

5/28/2012

article Taxes the key to healthy aboriginal communities, Kamloops band chief says
(Calgary) -- Long-time First Nations advocate and former Kamloops band chief Manny Jules has advice for aboriginal communities: Tax. Mr. Jules, the chief commissioner...

5/21/2012

article Musqueam win land tax case
(British Columbia) -- First Nations in British Columbia that own unoccupied land off reserve, held in fee simple trust, are exempt from paying property tax as a result...

5/16/2012

article US Senate Mulls Tax Reform For Tribes And Territories
(Washington D.C.) -- At a recent Senate hearing on the effect of possible tax reforms on Native Americans and the United States territories - Puerto Rico, the US Virgin...

5/15/2012

article Senate Considers Tax Reform for Indian Tribes and U.S. Territories
(Washington D.C.) -- The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday to examine the impact of tax reform on Native American tribes and U.S. territories such as...
article Seneca Nation President Speaks to U.S. Finance Committee
(Washington D.C.) -- Seneca Nation President Robert Odawi Porter on Tuesday called on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee to recognize Indian nations’ sovereign...
article Wind River Reservation Taxation Case Raises Other Issues
(Wyoming) -- A protest against state and local taxation on Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation, home to the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes, has...
article Documents show agency insiders questioned Great Wolf Lodge tax exemption
(Washington) -- Great Wolf Resorts is a Wisconsin-based chain of indoor water parks and hotels. Four years ago, the company expanded what it calls its “paw print...
article Great Wolf Lodge tax exemption stands despite internal doubts, court ruling
(Washington) -- Since the 1970s, U.S. policy toward American Indian tribes has been to encourage economic independence. Tribal casinos are probably the most visible...
article Lawyer who ruled Great Wolf Lodge extempt from taxes had doubts
(Washington) -- Five years ago, the state ruled that Great Wolf Lodge in South Thurston County was exempt from most state taxes because it was partly owned by the...

5/14/2012

article Documents Show Agency Insiders Questioned Great Wolf Lodge Tax Exemption
(Washington) -- Great Wolf Resorts is a Wisconsin-based chain of indoor water parks and hotels. Four years ago, the company expanded what it calls its “paw print...
article IRS Consults with Tribal Leaders on Welfare Exclusion
(Washington D.C.) -- The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said Monday they plan to hold a listening session with Native American tribal leaders to...

5/8/2012

article Deal would ease state tax on casinos' free slots promotions
(Connecticut) -- Aiming to fend off competition from gaming halls in neighboring states, Connecticut's casino-owning Indian tribes struck an agreement with Gov....
article Tribal tax appeal heard in Denver; has implications on border issue
(Denver) -- Northern Arapaho litigation against Fremont County and the State of Wyoming is using a taxation issue to determine the Wind River Indian Reservation's...

4/30/2012

article Northern Arapaho push federal appeal of taxation
(Wyoming) -- The Northern Arapaho Tribe continues to press its legal claim that tribal members shouldn't be subject to taxation by the state of Wyoming or Fremont...

4/26/2012

article Taxation of Indian Tribes: A Modern-Day Shakedown
(California) -- United States Supreme Court Justice, John Marshall, famously stated in McCulloch v. Maryland, that “the …power to tax…[is] the power...
article Ulster tries to ensure tax payment from Western Mohegan Tribe
(New York) -- Ulster County wants the Western Mohegan Tribe's bankruptcy petition tossed and its proposed sale of Tamarack land put on ice.

4/5/2012

article First Nation still paying taxes on land it doesn't own
(Sudbury) -- The province said it plans to stop charging a northern First Nation property tax on land it doesn't actually own. Nipissing First Nation, located near...
article LEGAL ANALYSIS: Federal judge issues comprehensive tax ruling preempting local property taxes on casino slot machines
(Connecticut) -- In a uniquely comprehensive order issued March 27, 2012, Senior United States District Judge Warren W. Eginton (District of Connecticut) held that the...

3/30/2012

article Connecticut Tribe Wins Lawsuit Over Slot Machine Taxes
(Connecticut) -- The American Indian tribe that owns Foxwoods Resort Casino has won a federal lawsuit against the town of Ledyard over property taxes levied on leased...
article Mashantucket Court Ruling Reaffirms Non-taxable Status of Reservations
(Connecticut) -- In an important legal win for Indian country, a federal judge has reaffirmed that states and their subdivisions cannot tax property on Indian land...
article Tribe prevails in tax dispute with town of Ledyard
(Connecticut) -- A federal judge in Bridgeport has ruled in favor of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe in its six-year-old lawsuit over the town of Ledyard’s taxation...

2/23/2012

article High Court Denies Ute Hearing on Levied Taxes
(Washington D.C.) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a ruling that affirmed the power of New Mexico to levy taxes on tribal lands where the state does not...

12/5/2011

article LEGAL BLOG: Miccosukee Indians Sue Own Former Counsel over Tax Advice
(Florida) -- The Miccosukee Indian tribe has severed their longtime business relationship with their former lawyer, Dexter Lehtinen and has filed a lawsuit against him...

11/15/2011

article IRS Modifies Rules for Indian Gambling Revenues
(Washington D.C.) -- The Internal Revenue Service has issued a new revenue procedure that provides a safe harbor for Native American tribes to establish trusts for...

11/14/2011

article Shelly proposes sales tax hike
(Arizona) -- President Ben Shelly is talking to the Navajo Tax Commission about increasing the sales tax on the Navajo Reservation.
article Many Diné not aware of sales tax exemption
(New Mexico) -- Thousands of Navajos living in New Mexico are paying taxes that they don't have to pay, and Theresa Becenti-Aguilar said she has made it her mission...

9/28/2011

article Federal appeals court upholds tax on cigarettes
(Washington) -- A federal appeals panel has upheld the state in its long-running battle to force Yakama tribal smoke shops to collect the $3.03 state cigarette tax from...

9/27/2011

article Federal appeals court says tribe must pay state cigarette tax
(Washington) -- A federal appeals panel has upheld the state in its long-running battle to force Yakama tribal smoke shops to collect the $3.03 state cigarette tax from...

9/21/2011

article LETTER: Tax laws should be revised
(Oklahoma) -- Editor, The Transcript: J.G. Colbert, a card-carrying member of the Choctaw Tribe, has written a letter full of errors and omissions in an attempt to...

9/19/2011

article Tribal gas tax lawsuit headed to Supreme Court
(Washington) -- A lawsuit that alleges the state illegally gives millions in gas tax money to Indian tribes is headed to the state Supreme Court. Tribal members are...

9/16/2011

article Tribal gas tax lawsuit headed to Supreme Court
(Washington) -- A lawsuit that alleges the state illegally gives millions in gas tax money to Indian tribes is headed to the state Supreme Court. Tribal members are...

9/13/2011

article Tribes' gas-tax compacts ripe for review
(Washington) -- Here is a lawsuit that will make news next year when the Washington Supreme Court decides it. The case is Automotive United Trades Organization v. State...

8/23/2011

article EDITORIAL: State should go after gas tax from tribes
(New York) -- The Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs on Tuesday voted in favor of allowing the Cayuga Indian Nation to replace its federally recognized leader, with whom...

8/2/2011

article Federal judge: Miccosukees must turn over financial records to IRS
(Florida) -- The Miccosukees must turn over voluminous financial records to the Internal Revenue Service for an investigation into the tribe’s alleged failure to...

7/29/2011

article Oil and Gas Taxes Reinstated on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation
(New Mexico) -- Non-Indian lessees extracting oil and gas from the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation in northern New Mexico may find some state taxes reinstated under a 2-1...

6/24/2011

article Native Americans frown on tobacco draft accord
(Washington D.C.) -- U.S. municipal bonds backed by payments from cigarette makers on Friday extended a rally sparked by hopes that Big Tobacco and state governments...

6/23/2011

article Florida court rules against Seminole tribe in gas-tax dispute
(Florida) -- A South Florida appeals court this week ruled against the Seminole Tribe of Florida in a dispute about whether the tribe should have to pay taxes on...
article Seminole Tribe Must Pay Florida Fuel Taxes for Off-Reservation Gas
(Florida) -- A Florida court ruled on Wednesday that the Seminole Tribe must pay taxes for gasoline that it purchases off the reservation, reported the Sun Sentinel.

6/22/2011

article Seminole Tribe must pay fuel taxes, court rules
(Florida) -- The Seminole Tribe of Florida must continue to pay motor fuel taxes when it buys gasoline off the reservation, a Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday. The...

6/15/2011

article Parker council members react to Tribal liquor tax
(Arizona) -- Parker Town Council members have mixed reactions to the new 6.6 percent liquor tax being imposed by the Colorado River Indian Tribes. Some members say the...

6/13/2011

article Prices fuel debate behind tribal gas tax exemption
(Washington) -- Receipts from tribal-owned gas stations on the Yakama reservation aren't adding up, say some tribal customers, state tax collectors and non-Indian...
article Yakama Fuel Dispute Continues
(Washington) -- Tribal-owned gasoline station receipts are not telling the whole story, say state tax collectors, non-Indian retailers and tribal customers, the Yakima...

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