North Dakota tribes plan to meet with the state tax commissioner to discuss an illegal gas tax that has been imposed on Indian consumers.
A state judge blocked the state from collecting the tax, saying it wasn't authorized by federal law. The state Supreme Court last week noted the same and rejected the state's attempt to reinstate the tax.
While the case isn't finalized, tribes and the state hope to resolve the issue of refunds. An attorney handling the case estimates that the state owes $2 million for the illegal tax.
Get the Story:
Tribes, tax commissioner to negotiate gas tax issue
(The Grand Forks Herald 2/24)
Get the Decision:
Mann v.
N.D. Tax Commissioner (February 16, 2005)
Related Stories:
Court won't reinstate gas tax on reservations
(2/18)
North Dakota court to
hear gasoline tax dispute (11/29)
U.S.
Supreme Court won't touch Indian tax ruling (05/25)
Winnebago Tribe expects tax case to go to high
court (02/18)
N.D. judge rules gas tax
on Indians illegal (01/28)
S.D.
tribal members can apply for gas tax refunds (01/16)
S.D. Supreme Court limits refunds for illegal
gas tax (01/09)
Idaho
tribes score victory with tax ruling (08/20)
Stay Connected
Contact Us
indianz@indianz.com202 630 8439 (THEZ)
Search
Top Stories
Trending in News
1 Tribes rush to respond to new coronavirus emergency created by Trump administration
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
More Stories
Supreme Court rules on prisoner segregation Editorial: Don't ask tribe to give up sovereign rights
News Archive
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000