U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Aug. 13, 2011
Panel returns $2 million in taxes to tribe
The Blue Lake Rancheria tribe of Humboldt County will recoup $2 million in federal taxes plus interest, a 9th Circuit panel ruled Thursday.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The Blue Lake Rancheria tribe of Humboldt County will recoup $2 million in federal taxes plus interest, a 9th Circuit panel ruled Thursday. The tribe paid the taxes on an employee leasing business it runs and then asked for them back, citing a tax code provision exempting Indian tribes from payment of employment taxes. When the IRS declined, the tribe sued. The Rancheria is "entitled to the special tax treatment Congress saw fit to g...
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