Perkins, et al v. United States of America
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1:16-cv-00495
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October 20, 2017
US Government Requests Stay In Tribal Treaty Tax Row
The U.S. government asked a New York federal judge Friday to stay discovery and proceedings in a lawsuit concerning the taxability of income received by a Seneca Nation member from selling Seneca Nation gravel.
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August 04, 2017
Treaties May Absolve Tribal Member Of Taxes, Judge Rules
A New York federal judge handed the IRS its second defeat in a lawsuit from a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians when he ruled that two treaties could support the member's claim for thousands of dollars in taxes and penalties.
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January 27, 2017
Treaty May Let Seneca Member Litigate Tax Refund Claim
The IRS failed in its bid to throw out a lawsuit from a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians trying to recover thousands of dollars in taxes and penalties when a magistrate judge said that a tax exemption might be allowed under a treaty.
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September 14, 2016
Feds Say Treaties Don't Absolve Tribal Member Of Taxes
The federal government urged a New York federal judge Wednesday to toss a suit from a Seneca Nation of Indians member trying to recover thousands of dollars in taxes and penalties on treaty-protected tribal land, saying neither of two treaties the suit relies on provides a tax exemption.
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September 06, 2016
Seneca Member Says Taxed Revenue Protected By Treaty
A member of the Seneca Nation of Indians is trying to claw back thousands of dollars in revenue she says the Internal Revenue Service improperly charged in taxes and penalties from treaty-protected tribal land, according to a brief filed Tuesday in New York federal court.