IRS Publishes Treasury Decision Treating Tribal Fishing Rights Income as Qualified Plan Compensation

The IRS published a Treasury Decision on final regulations clarifying that amounts paid to Indian tribe members as remuneration for services performed in fishing rights-related activities may be treated as compensation for purposes of I.R.C. §415 qualified retirement plan contribution and benefit limits. The rules allow tribal plans to accept contributions based on fishing-rights-related income and to use safe-harbor compensation definitions. The regulations take effect on May 4. [TD 10046, RIN 1545-BL61, (May 4, 2026)]

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