{"id":37523,"date":"2024-05-23T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T04:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=37523"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:23:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:23:32","slug":"native-america-calling-irs-reverses-stance-on-tribal-child-support-program-in-nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/05\/23\/native-america-calling-irs-reverses-stance-on-tribal-child-support-program-in-nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: IRS reverses stance on tribal child support program in ND"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, May 23, 2024<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">IRS reverses stance on tribal child support program in ND <\/div>\r\nFor 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. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nIn 2022, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2024\/05\/16\/irs-child-support-refunds\/\">Internal Revenue Service (IRS) told the state to stop this process<\/a>, but just recently reversed that decision. It\u2019s been more than a year and some Native parents in the state still <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliezweil\/status\/1791235626517303543\">haven\u2019t received any child support payments<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nJoin Native America Calling to dive deeper into this <a href=https:\/\/gop-waysandmeans.house.gov\/event\/joint-work-welfare-and-oversight-subcommittee-hearing-on-strengthening-the-child-support-enforcement-program-for-states-and-tribes\/>complicated tax issue<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A big update to my story this week about Native American tribes&#39; access to child support.<br><br>After my story, IRS said it was &quot;a state decision, not an IRS decision&quot; that North Dakota stopped helping tribes access refunds.<br><br>But I got a 2022 letter: The IRS ordered ND to stop. (1\/3)<\/p>&mdash; Julie Z. Weil (@juliezweil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliezweil\/status\/1791235626517303543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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.<br><br>This would be great news for hundreds of tribal families, who couldn&#39;t access refunds for child support the past 2 tax seasons.<\/p>&mdash; Julie Z. Weil (@juliezweil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliezweil\/status\/1791235627846901772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s my new story today: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5WXYPqA1jg\">https:\/\/t.co\/5WXYPqA1jg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Julie Z. Weil (@juliezweil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/juliezweil\/status\/1791235629289734609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BCzR2x1QYTo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">House Committee on Ways and Means: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/BCzR2x1QYTo>Joint Subcommittee Hearing: Strengthening the Child Support Enforcement Program for States &#038; Tribes<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jerl-thompson-680a75126\">Jerl Thompson<\/a> (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe), director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/standingrock.org\/programs\/child-support-enforcement-agency-csea\/\">Standing Rock Sioux Tribe\u2019s Child Support Enforcement program<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nSunnie Bisonette (Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), assistant director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcochildsupport.com\/\">Lac Courte Oreilles Band Child Support<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tish-keahna-kruzan-22b2028> Tish Keahna<\/a> (Meskwaki Nation citizen), attorney employed by Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; 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