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United States of America v. King Mountain Tobacco Company Inc

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Case Number:

2:12-cv-03089

Court:

Washington Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Rosanna Malouf Peterson

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  1. March 16, 2015

    Native American Tobacco Co. Stuck With $60M Tax Ruling

    A Washington federal judge on Monday blocked a Native American tobacco producer from relitigating an estimated $60 million excise tax payment the company must shell out to the IRS, saying the assessment against the producer is valid and unambiguous.

  2. August 29, 2014

    IRS Wins $60M Tobacco Tax Suit, Must Credit Seized Assets

    A Washington federal court on Thursday shot down a Native American cigarette producer's defense against paying about $60 million in excise taxes but also told the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to clarify how it will credit toward that repayment assets it already has seized.

  3. January 27, 2014

    Tobacco Co. Hit With Possible $60M Excise Tax Bill

    Native American cigarette producer King Mountain Tobacco Co. Inc. was slapped with a possible $60 million Internal Revenue Service tax assessment Friday, after a district court in Washington ruled federal tobacco excise tax laws trump a 160-year-old treaty with the nation.

  4. November 25, 2013

    Treaty Doesn't Excuse Tobacco Co.'s $60M Tax Debt, US Says

    Without a specific written tax exemption, a 19th-century treaty does not spare Native American cigarette producer King Mountain Tobacco Co. Inc. from $60 million in excise tax debt, the U.S. government told a Washington federal court Monday.

  5. November 13, 2013

    Tribal Cigarette Co. Says Treaty Wipes $60M Tax Debt

    Native American cigarette producer King Mountain Tobacco Company Inc. told a Washington federal court Tuesday that a $60 million Internal Revenue Service assessment cannot stand, because a 160-year-old treaty preempts collection of federal excise taxes on the company's cigarettes.