On June 11, 2025, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced S.2022, titled the Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025 (the Bill). The bipartisan Bill, co-sponsored by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), aims to...more
On January 19, 2024, the House Ways and Means Committee approved the bipartisan tax legislation, “The Tax Relief For American Families and Workers Act of 2024”. Two proposed changes to Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code...more
This article considers the constitutionality of certain provisions of proposed legislation, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2019. One provision of the bill - apparently offered in legislative response to a...more
The Senate Finance Committee released a detailed description of the Senate's tax reform bill, titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, on November 9. The Committee has not released the text of the bill, and likely will not do so...more
The proposed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act released last week would eliminate the federal tax exemption for interest earned on all private activity bonds—including 501(c)(3) bonds and exempt facility bonds—and advance refunding bonds...more
With the advent of a Republican-controlled White House and Congress, many who work in Washington, D.C., on behalf of Indian tribes may be tempted to adopt a defensive posture. But while it always is important to defend tribal...more