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Department of Commerce
Notice – For those of you who are RTM’s, the Annual Tribal 4013 Tax Credit
forms were mailed out yesterday to those 18+ as of 1/1/2016. Minors,
Executors to an RTM’s estate or people that have moved out of the TAA during
2016 may contact me directly for the form.
Please NOTE: These forms will not be emailed nor posted on the tribal
website, nor on the SOM-Dept. of Treasury’s website…for a reason.
Introduction
On June 11, 2017, Tribal Council passed Tribal Resolution, which changed the
Economic Development Department into the Department of Commerce and
Skaroreh Enterprise Management. Department of Commerce is responsible for the
administration and/or oversight of the following:
• Filing Business Certificate Registrations (DBA’s)
• Filing all Profit and Non-Profit Corporations, Registrations, Certificates and
Amendments
• Oversight of the TNNY Tax Agreement and establishing policies regarding
such as needed
• Oversight and regulation of tax-exempt fuel and tobacco purchases
pertaining to the TNTY Tax Agreement
Current Tax Exemption amounts:
Effective: 07/01/2017
Unleaded Fuel: $0.38 per gallon
Diesel Fuel: $0.39 per gallon
Cigarettes: $2.00 per pack
$20.00 per carton
OTP: 24%
GLEA Business Counseling & Funding Available
Great Lakes Economic Alliance (NLEA) has expanded their business counseling services and have
Added more business counseling opportunities as they work with SCORE! NLEA also is offering Service
Provider Program designed to provide funds to businesses, for a variety of services, to help them grow.
Find out how your business may qualify to receive money for projects including:
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– Website development
– Accounting System setup
– Legal entity issues
– Software development
– Marketing programs
New Online Business Primer to Help with Job Creation in Indian Country
Attention all resident Tribal Members (RTM’s):
If you are planning to purchase a vehicle, ORV, or plan on doing any home
improvements to your principal place of residence, you need to contact Marilyn
Billyboy first at (716) 304- 9254 before making the actual purchase(s). I will issue
you a ‘Tribal Certificate of Exemption’ for such purchases. You must fill out the
“Request for TCE” form, located on this page, or by contacting my office. The Tribe
no longer uses the Refund Method, as indicated in the newsletter, as of January 1,
2017. If you’ve already made a purchase, there is no recourse!!! If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you.
Chief Dadawahka
Patrick Holley
Beaver Clan Tuscarora Nation
Haudenosaunee Iroquois Confederacy