U.S. Congress - S.258 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act
S.258 - Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate oil and gas company preferences. view all titles (2)
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- Official: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate oil and gas company preferences. as introduced.
- Short: Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act as introduced.
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2/2/2011--Introduced.Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny to taxpayers with gross revenues in excess of $100 million in a taxable year (applicable large taxpayers): (1) the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs, (2) the tax deductOfficial Summary
2/2/2011--Introduced.Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny to taxpayers with gross revenues in excess of $100 million in a taxable year (applicable large taxpayers):(1) the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs,
(2) the tax deduction for qualified tertiary injectant expenses,
(3) the exemption from restrictions on the deductibility of passive losses,
(4) the percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells, and
(5) the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production of oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof. Requires applicable large taxpayers to amortize their geological and geophysical expenditures over a seven-year period. Imposes on producers of taxable crude oil or natural gas a 13% excise tax on the removal price of such oil and natural gas produced from lands on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico. Allows a nonrefundable credit against such tax for royalties paid under federal law with respect to the production of such crude oil and natural gas. Denies a foreign tax credit to any large integrated oil company that is subject to a levy of a foreign country or possession of the United States and receives an economic benefit from such country or possession (dual capacity taxpayer) if such country or possession does not impose a generally applicable income tax.
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Organizations Supporting S.258
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Organizations Opposing S.258
- Chesapeake Energy
- Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association
- American Petroleum Institute
- U.S Chamber of Commerce
Latest Letters to Congress
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S.258 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act
Christopher24
January 18, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 17th Congressional district of California. I support S.258 - Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Christopher Payne -
S.258 Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act
SSGVET1970
November 29, 2011
I am writing as your constituent in the 6th Congressional district of Washington. I support S.258 - Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
In sending this email, I am hoping Senators could look beyond their well financed futures and actually vote "Aye" on the Bills that make sense.
In addition, it may be wise to put to vote an end to sending money to countries that hate us....
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