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NOVEMBER 2, 2000

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and the Mohegan Tribe have come to an agreement with the state of Connecticut regarding the collection of taxes on the tribes' reservations.

The tribes have agreed to collect and pay state taxes on alcoholic beverages, but all other items, including food, other beverages, and gas they give to patrons, will be tax free. The state has a 6 percent sales tax on food and non-alcoholic beverages.

The state agreed to the setup after believing they might not win a challenge in court. Revenue and taxation departments in other states, however, often sue tribes over the collection of state taxes.

In most of those cases, the disputes involve the collection of state taxes on non-Indians. Others involve the imposition of tribal taxes on non-Indian owned businesses.

Get the Story:
State, Indian tribes resolve long-standing tax dispute (The New London Day 11/2)

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