USA v. King Mountain Tobacco Company,
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October 22, 2018
9th Circ. Stands Firm On $64M Tax Rulings Against Tribal Co.
The Ninth Circuit on Monday declined to rethink two rulings that found a Native American tobacco company liable for some $58 million in excise taxes and $6 million in fees.
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August 13, 2018
9th Circ. Snuffs Out Tobacco Co.'s Challenge On $58M Tax Tab
The Ninth Circuit on Monday allowed the U.S. to collect $58 million from a Native American-owned tobacco manufacturer for unpaid federal excise taxes and related interest and penalties because neither a congressional statute nor a treaty with the Yakama Nation from the 1800s created exemptions for tax liabilities.