Miccosukee chair must turn over records in tribe’s tax battle with IRS

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www.miamiherald.com — The Miccosukee Tribe has been dealt another devastating blow in its marathon legal battle with the U.S. government over failure to report and withhold taxes on hundreds of millions of dollars in casino income distributed to tribal members.

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Miccosukee Chairman Colley Billie must answer Internal Revenue Service demands for records showing more than $300 million in gaming distributions to 600 members of the West Miami-Dade tribe over a five-year period. That averages out to roughly $100,000 for each member annually.

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