{"id":378303,"date":"2026-01-14T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=378303"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T23:39:24","slug":"native-america-calling-a-new-tax-law-change-means-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-more-per-year-for-tribes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/01\/14\/native-america-calling-a-new-tax-law-change-means-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-more-per-year-for-tribes\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: A new tax law change means hundreds of millions of dollars more per year for tribes"},"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\">Wednesday, January 14, 2026<\/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\">A new tax law change means hundreds of millions of dollars more per year for tribes\r\n<\/div>\r\nA recent decision by the U.S. Treasury Department is a <a href=\"https:\/\/nafoa.org\/treasury-finalizes-historic-rules-on-general-welfare-exclusion-and-tribal-corporate-entities\/\">major win for tribes<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nFor the first time, tribes are on the same level as states when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hklaw.com\/en\/insights\/publications\/2025\/12\/treasury-irs-rules-affirm-tribal-sovereignty-on-business-structuring\">determining how tribal services are taxed<\/a>. Advocates call the decision \u201chistoric\u201d and say it is a significant breakthrough in tribal sovereignty. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNot only will it allow tribes to keep hundreds of millions of dollars more per year, it removes the tax filing hassle for small contractors who work with tribes. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTune into Native America Calling to hear about the decade-long push to change what is called the General Welfare Exclusion and what it <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0337\">means for tribal economic development<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1374\" data-attachment-id=\"42118\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/10\/18\/treasury-department-state-small-business-credit-initiative-tribal-government-approvals\/treasurydepartment-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/18\/treasurydepartment.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1374\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Department of the Treasury\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Department of the Treasury&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The headquarters of the Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C. Photo: &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/afagen\/3364460420\/&gt;Adam Fagen&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/18\/treasurydepartment.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/18\/treasurydepartment.jpg\" alt=\"Department of the Treasury\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-42118\" \/> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">The headquarters of the Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C. Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/afagen\/3364460420\/>Adam Fagen<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\nLynn Malerba (Mohegan), former Treasurer of the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mohegan.nsn.us\/about\/our-tribal-history\/ceremonial-leaders\/chief\">Ceremonial Chief<\/a> of Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nHershel Gorham (Cheyenne and Arapaho), Lt. Governor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheyenneandarapaho-nsn.gov\/\">Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes<\/a> of Oklahoma\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOJ Semans Sr. (Rosebud Sioux), co-executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourdirectionsvote.com\/\">Four Directions Vote<\/a>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nScott Skaro (Standing Rock Sioux), board member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasfaa.org\/\">National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators<\/a> and the financial aid director for <a href=\"https:\/\/uttc.edu\/\">United Tribes Technical College<\/a> in North Dakota\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; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A recent decision by the U.S. Treasury Department is a major win for tribes when it comes to economic development.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,20,13,1,14],"tags":[71,692,6181,2203,243,3538,133,302,766,134,7037,499,89,4849],"class_list":["post-378303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","category-politics","tag-economic-development","tag-four-directions","tag-hershel-gorham","tag-lynn-malerba","tag-media","tag-nafsa","tag-native-america-calling","tag-north-dakota","tag-oj-semans","tag-radio","tag-scott-skaro","tag-taxation","tag-treasury","tag-uttc","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/18\/treasurydepartment.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-1ApF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=378303"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":378722,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/378303\/revisions\/378722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=378303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=378303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=378303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}