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HR 3311 114th Congress House Taxation Accounting and auditing Business investment and capital Income tax credits Income tax deductions Oil and gas Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation of foreign income

End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2015

Introduced: July 29, 2015 See on congress.gov
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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
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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).
What's happening now July 29, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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