Taxing Of Tribe’s Gaming Payments Correct, Cert Not Needed, U.S. Government Argues

Mealey's (April 24, 2019, 9:57 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Petitions for writs of certiorari filed by a Florida Indian tribe and one of its members challenging the federal government’s attempt to collect income taxes on gaming revenue distributions should be denied because there is no conflict among the courts and the issue is not of national importance, the government says in an April 22 U.S. Supreme Court response brief (Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. United States, No. 18-895, Sally Jim v. United States, No. 18-891, U.S. Sup., 2019 U.S. S. Ct. Briefs LEXIS 1534)....