Tax Consulting

Tax issues are more critical than ever for tribes. Whether you’ve set up a for-profit entity on land your tribe owns or you’ve entered into a joint venture with an outside business partner, your tribe likely faces complex taxation scenarios. Ensuring compliance, implementing sales tax, making sure you’re getting the full benefit of the credits and incentives available to you—these are just some of the challenges tribes face. Our tribal tax professionals have deep expertise in a wide variety of tax issues faced by tribal governments, their owned entities, and their business partners, including:

Planning and consulting for economic development
- Structural and organizational planning
- Maximizing available tax credits and benefits
Employment tax compliance
- Tribal council and board pay
- Independent contractor versus employee status
- Tip reporting
Evaluating the tax consequences of member services
- Per capita payments
- Health care and housing benefits
- Educational scholarships
Sales and use taxes
- Advising on taxing infrastructure
- Monitoring compliance
- Identifying potential sales tax exemptions