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Tribes Celebrate New Tax Law

In addition to the suspension of tribal audits, the bill also creates a tribal advisory committee for policy guidance to the secretary of the Treasury Department and requires any ambiguities in the statute to be resolved in favor of the Indians – a legal doctrine called the Canons of Construction. “I think this is a big deal because it flips the presumptions that the IRS uses, which decides everything in its favor,” Porter said.

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