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Native America Calling: IRS reverses stance on tribal child support program in ND

Thursday, May 23, 2024

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IRS reverses stance on tribal child support program in ND

For years, the state of North Dakota worked with tribes to send and receive tax information for parents who are unable or unwilling to meet their child support obligations and, instead, have their income tax refunds rerouted to those granted custody of their children.

In 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) told the state to stop this process, but just recently reversed that decision. It’s been more than a year and some Native parents in the state still haven’t received any child support payments.

Join Native America Calling to dive deeper into this complicated tax issue.

A big update to my story this week about Native American tribes' access to child support.

After my story, IRS said it was "a state decision, not an IRS decision" that North Dakota stopped helping tribes access refunds.

But I got a 2022 letter: The IRS ordered ND to stop. (1/3)
— Julie Z. Weil (@juliezweil) May 16, 2024

Today, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told me that the IRS has reversed course since 2022, and plans to allow North Dakota to help tribes again.

This would be great news for hundreds of tribal families, who couldn't access refunds for child support the past 2 tax seasons.
— Julie Z. Weil (@juliezweil) May 16, 2024