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Ends Tax Breaks for Oil Companies
Recent Bills/Ends Tax Breaks for Oil Companies

Ends Tax Breaks for Oil Companies

IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
Passed Senate11 months ago
Intro
House
Senate
Pres
Passed/agreed to in Senate
Why This Matters

This bill ends tax subsidies for oil and gas companies, making it more expensive for them to operate and drill for fossil fuels.

If you invest in oil companies, this bill will increase their costs by removing tax breaks starting in 2025.
Who this affects
oil and gas companies · investors
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1This bill removes tax breaks that oil companies currently receive from the government.
  2. 2It changes how companies can deduct costs related to drilling and developing oil wells.
  3. 3The bill will take effect for tax years starting after December 31, 2024.
  4. 4By eliminating these subsidies, the government aims to reduce financial support for fossil fuel production.
Read the detailed summary

End Oil and Gas Tax Subsidies Act of 2025This bill repeals or limits tax deductions and credits related to oil and gas production; increases the amortization period of geological and geophysical expenses; prohibits the use of the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting method by certain oil companies; and expands the definition of crude oil for certain purposes. The bill repeals thetax credits for producing oil and gas from marginal wells and enhanced oil recovery, tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs for oil and gas wells, percentage depletion, tax deduction for tertiary injectant expenses, andexception to the passive loss limitations for working interests in oil and gas property. The bill increases the amortization period for geological and geophysical expenses from two years to seven years and prohibits major integrated oil companies from using the LIFO accounting method. The bill excludes from the qualified business income tax deduction items related to oil and gas production, refining, processing, transporting, and distribution. The bill provides statutory authority for Internal Revenue Service regulations that exclude from the definition of a tax for purposes of the foreign tax credit levies imposed by foreign countries or U.S. possessions on persons that receive a specific economic benefit from the country or possession. Finally, the bill defines crude oil for purposes of the excise tax on imported petroleum and crude oil to include bitumen or bituminous mixtures or oil derived from such mixtures (including tar sands) and oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources (including oil shale).

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Intro
House
Senate
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IntroducedJan 14, 2025
Sponsors
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House
SenateSep 10, 2025
PresidentCurrent

Passed/agreed to in Senate

The President

Donald Trump
President
Awaiting Signature
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