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HR 1387 109th Congress House Taxation Agricultural machinery Agriculture and Food Aircraft Aviation fuels Environmental Protection Excise tax Farmers Fertilizers Forestry Pest control Pesticides Public Lands and Natural Resources Tax credits Tax exemption Tax refunds Transportation and Public Works

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the excise tax exemptions for aerial applicators of fertilizers or other substances.

Introduced: March 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that an aerial applicator of agricultural fertilizer or other substances who is the ultimate purchaser of gasoline used on farms may qualify for an excise tax exemption for such gasoline without the necessity of a waiver by farm owners, operators, or tenants of their right to be treated as users and ultimate purchasers of such gasoline. Includes within such tax exemption gasoline used for the direct flight between the airfield and one or more farms.

Exempts fixed-wing aircraft used for forestry purposes from the passenger air transportation excise tax.

What's happening now March 17, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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