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Article: Federal court upholds tax exempt rights.
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- August 1, 1999
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Windspeaker Staff Writer
OTTAWA
A Federal Court of Canada justice has ruled that a Native woman who works for a reserve-based company doesn't have to pay income tax, even if she lives and works off reserve.
A decision on whether or not the federal government will appeal the June 9 decision in Schilling v. Canada won't be announced until Sept. 9 at the latest. The normal 30-day period during which a party to a lawsuit can file an appeal is extended to accommodate the summer holidays. That accounts for the extra two-month wait for Revenue Canada's decision on whether or not to appeal.
The parties agreed to use the Schilling case as a ...