HR 3311
114th Congress
House
End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel subsidies for oil companies.
Taxation
Accounting and auditingBusiness investment and capitalIncome tax creditsIncome tax deductions
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Oil and gasTax administration and collection, taxpayersTaxation of foreign income
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 29, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1181)
Jul 29, 2015
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Plain-English summary
End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to:
- increase to seven years the amortization period for geological and geophysical expenditures;
- repeal the tax credits for producing oil and gas from marginal wells and for enhanced oil recovery;
- repeal the tax deduction for the intangible drilling and development costs of oil and gas wells;
- repeal percentage depletion for oil and gas wells;
- repeal the tax deduction for tertiary injectant expenses;
- repeal the passive loss exception for working interests in oil and gas property;
- deny the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production activities for oil and gas activities;
- prohibit the use of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method by major integrated oil companies; and
- limit the foreign tax credit for dual capacity taxpayers (i.e., taxpayers who are subject to a levy of a foreign country or U.S. possession and receive specific economic benefits from such country or possession).
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