05/06/2026
Tribal Income Taxation Guidance Remains in Place
Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission, leaving in place the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s decision denying an Oklahoma income tax exemption to a Muscogee (Creek) Nation member whose income was earned from sources within the Creek Reservation but whose residence was on unrestricted, non-trust, private fee land within the reservation boundaries.
The Supreme Court docket shows the petition was denied April 6, 2026. The Oklahoma Supreme Court opinion states that Stroble’s residence was on unrestricted, non-trust, private fee land, and frames the issue as whether the state could tax a tribal member who resides and works for the tribe within reservation boundaries recognized in McGirt