March 16, 2015
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.
August 29, 2014
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.
January 27, 2014
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.
November 25, 2013
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.
November 13, 2013
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.