The Haines Borough has filed a claim in court for unpaid sales tax from The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida, and in response, Tlingit & Haida is asking that tribal-government-owned businesses be exempted from borough sales tax.
Tlingit & Haida currently operates The Gathering Place, a short-term rental location on Lutak Road. According to a letter sent to the borough by the tribe, the tribe owes roughly $7,500 in unpaid sales tax remittance from…