The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says the Supreme Court ruled that four properties owned by the nonprofit Native corporation should have qualified for charitable-purpose exemptions from Fairbanks North Star Borough property taxes.
The ruling announced Thursday resolves a lawsuit challenging a denial of tax exemptions for five properties. The court found four of the parcels were rented to other charitable nonprofits for exempt purposes and therefore were tax-exempt.
The borough attorney says the decision means the borough will refund 2006 taxes and any applicable taxes collected in the following years. That could amount to a sizable sum. The David Salmon Tribal Hall alone has paid well over $100,000 in taxes since 2006.
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