Wednesday, September 3, 2014

REMINDER: General Welfare Exclusions for Indian Tribal Governments

REMINDER: General Welfare Exclusions for Indian Tribal Governments Register 9.3.2014!!

Free Webcast about General Welfare Exclusions for Indian Tribal Governments
When: September 4, 2014; 2 p.m. (Eastern)  
This webinar is free, and contains important information for the Native Tribal Governments. 
Topics to be covered: 
  • The Tribal General Welfare exclusion principles in Revenue Procedure 2014-3
  • Safe harbors benefits provided by the guidance (IRS Link to updated Indian Gaming Regulatory Act trust Guidance.)
  • The procedures for falling within the Safe Harbor
  • Specific benefits that are not compensation for services
Native Vote: Summer of Action - National Congress of American Indians
For many involved within the Indian Tribal Governments, tax rules and processes, this can be very complicated. Here is a link to the ITG (Indian Tribal Governments) Tax Kit
Another resource that may be helpful: The Tribal Business Structure Handbook, here is the PDF Link.
NCAI - Webinar On The Resolution Process

I hope this has been helpful, and for other pod casts and information, here is the link to the Tribal Portal. 

To keep up with recent developments between the IRS and Tribal Governments, here is a link.