The Internal Revenue Service
has slammed the Miccosukee Indians with a bill of $170 million for the West
Miami-Dade tribe’s failure to report and withhold taxes from its distribution
of gambling profits to tribal members, according to court records.
In
a long-running battle, the IRS also has smacked hundreds of the tribe’s members
with separate bills totaling $58 million for their failure to pay personal
income taxes on those distributions during the same period, 2000 to 2005,
records show.
The agency’s crackdown comes after
years of fighting with the 600-member tribe over its refusal to pay taxes on
the distribution of profits from its casino operation off the Tamiami Trail.
The assessments for back taxes, interest and penalties, outlined in federal tax
lien notices filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, reveal for the first time the
sheer scope of the tribe’s tax problems with the IRS.
Without the extras, the tribe’s
withholding taxes alone for 2000 to 2005 totaled $45 million, and individual
members’ taxes amounted to $30 million for that period, according to the tax
liens.
The tax obligations of the tribe and
its members are expected to soar because IRS examiners also are auditing the
Miccosukee’s gambling distributions for the years 2006-2010, when payouts to
each member were as high as $160,000 annually.
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