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TAX OFFICE

Staff:

Jerry Eastman - Tax Director - Ext. 8415
Linda Thompson - Administrative Assistant - Ext. 8416
Mark Keoke - Compliance Officer - Ext. 8417
Christina Christenson - Data Entry/Clerical Asst. - Ext. 8418

Services:

  • Administer Chapter 67 Tax Code provisions and Chapter 53 Business License Ordinance and enforce the collection of all tribal taxes and business license requirements.
  • Issue and maintain a list of tribally licensed vendors that sell services and products to the Tribe and Tribal Businesses.
  • Works with tribal programs and the ND/SD Department of Revenue to obtain State construction tax exemptions for Tribal projects.
  • Assists Tribal executives and Tribal council in the negotiation processes of the Tribal/State tax agreement terms and administration of sharing of the tax revenues.
  • Obtain the federal excise fuel tax refund from the I.R.S. for fuel purchase by SWO Tribal programs and put into Tribal vehicles.
  • Maintain Tribal collaborative efforts with other North Dakota and South Dakota Tribes to determine the best action(s) to take to prevent the diminish of SWO tribal sovereignty by proposed ND/SD state legislative actions.
  • Provide updates to Tribal Vice-Chairperson on status of administration; Tax Receipts; Compliance issues; Proposed new taxes; Legal Issues; Amount of Tax Revenue received.