Florida Tribe Loses Fight Over Gaming Revenue Taxes In 11th Circuit

Mealey's (June 5, 2018, 1:23 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Florida Indian tribe cannot avoid paying federal taxes on millions in gaming revenue that it distributes to tribal members by calling the payments “Indian general welfare benefits” under the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act (GWEA), the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled June 1 (United States v. Sally Jim, et al., No. 16-17109, 11th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 15011)....