Tribal Economic & Tax Reform Advocacy Alliance (TETRAA)

Mission Statement: Tribal Economic & Tax Reform Advocacy Alliance (“TETRAA”) is a coalition of American Indian tribal nations, intertribal Native organizations, Native-owned businesses, and their professional advocates dedicated to advocating for changes in federal law and regulations that interfere with Indian Country economic development.

Purpose: TETRAA is focused on four primary objectives:

Respecting Tribal Sovereignty and Treaty Rights to Free Tribal Economies
Reforming federal Tax Laws to Restore “Indians Not Taxed” Status
Promoting Native Entrepreneurship and Business Development
Supporting Research in support of Tribal Economic Growth and Tax Reform

Policy Agenda: TETRAA intends to advocate on multiple fronts to pursue Federal legal and regulatory reform with the federal legislative and executive branches—

Congress

Support legislation to change existing law to provide tax relief to Indians and Indian-owned businesses, and tax parity in the tax treatment of tribal governments. Our policy goal is to promote Entrepreneurship, Tribal Wealth Preservation, and Indian Trader Protection.

Current legislative priorities:

“Indians Not Taxed Act”

S. 5048, “Native American Tax Parity and Relief Act of 2022” (introduced 117th Congress)

H.R. 4054, “Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2021” (introduced 117th Congress)

Treasury Department

Support the Office of Tribal and Native Affairs