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council during the years at issue.2 He earned compensation for
his services as an elected tribal council member of $33,775 in
1999, $31,118 in 2000, and $36,337 in 2001. The tribe also paid
petitioner $2,700 of other income in 1999 and $1,500 of other
income in 2000.
Petitioner was also a board member of Simpson Electric Co.
(Simpson), an electric company owned and operated by the tribe.
The tribe paid petitioner $8,000 in 2001 for attending Simpson
board meetings.
Petitioner also served as executive director of the Great
Lakes Intertribal Council, Inc. (GLITC), a nonprofit corporation,
during the years at issue. GLITC paid petitioner weekly
compensation.
Petitioner received distributions from two IRAs during the
years at issue, one in 1999 and the other in 2001.
Petitioner’s Income Tax Returns During the Years at Issue
Petitioner did not report his compensation for serving as
vice chairman of the tribal council on his income tax returns for
1999 and 2000, nor the IRA distributions he received in 1999 and
2001. On his return for 2001, petitioner made an unexplained
adjustment that reduced his income by $69,916.
Petitioner did report, however, his compensation from GLITC
on his return for each year at issue. He also reported the other
income he received from the tribe on his returns for 1999 and
2Petitioner also served as the tribal vice president from
October 2000 through October 2004.
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