2022 CST payments are nontaxable
The quarterly payments issued in 2022 from the CIRI Settlement Trust (CST) Distribution Fund and the CST Elders Fund are nontaxable; thus, tax forms will not be issued, and the payments will not be reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Tax status of 2022 CIRI payments
CIRI IRS Forms 1099 for the 2022 tax year were mailed no later than Jan. 31, 2023. Shareholders with portal accounts may access their Forms 1099 at qenek.ciri.com. Tax information remains accessible in Qenek for seven years, allowing Shareholders to easily view and print their forms, if desired.
2022 tax forms will reflect all payments made to affected CIRI Shareholders in 2022, and such Shareholders may receive more than one type of Form 1099 depending on type of CIRI income received. These include:
- Form 1099-MISC (resource revenue payments and prizes). Resource revenue—or 7(j)—payments derive from resource revenue sharing obligations among the 12 Alaska Native regional corporations, as required by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Shareholders who owned at-large stock on April 1, 2022, received an $11.6955 per at-large share (or $1,169.55 per 100 shares) 7(j) payment from CIRI in 2022. Additionally, if you inherited at-large stock in 2022 and received an estate settlement payment, a portion of that payment may have consisted of held 7(j) funds.
Resource revenue payments are reported in Box 3 – Other Income on a Form 1099- MISC. ANCSA requires that resource revenue amounts distributed in connection with CIRI village-class stock be paid to the associated village; therefore, CIRI does not report these payments as individual Shareholder income. Shareholder prizes are also reported in Box 3 – Other Income on a Form 1099-MISC.
- Form 1099-DIV (estate payments). If you inherited CIRI shares in 2022, any held dividends paid by CIRI in connection with the inherited shares will be reported in Boxes 1a – Ordinary Dividends and 1b – Qualified Dividends on Form 1099-DIV. If you have held your shares for less than one year, please consult your tax advisor regarding the proper treatment of qualified dividends.
Please note that it is your responsibility to accurately report your CIRI income on your tax returns; CIRI cannot provide tax advice. The proper IRS forms and schedules to use when completing individual tax returns may vary depending on the types of CIRI payments received. Shareholders are encouraged to consult with a tax advisor regarding individual circumstances and applicable federal and state tax requirements.
