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FERC Reaffirms Its Final Rule on Rate Changes Relating to Federal Income Tax Rates for Natural Gas Pipelines

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The Commission’s recent order upholds the Form No. 501-G filing requirement, which was designed to determine whether pipelines are over-recovering on their cost of service in light of recent federal income tax rate and policy...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FERC Issues Final Rule Regarding Income Tax Allowances in Rate Setting for Pipelines: MLPs Not Precluded from Tax Allowance

On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a final rule regarding the application of income tax rate reductions in setting natural gas pipeline rates.  ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FERC Abandons Tax Allowance in MLP Pipeline Rate Setting and Signals Changes Due to Tax Act Rate Drop

On Thursday, March 15, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a series of orders and notices to address changing the treatment of income tax costs in rate setting for oil and natural...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Transmission Partnership Not Deemed Includible in Consolidated Return and Allowed To Collect Income Tax Allowance in its Rates

On January 6, 2017, Texas utility companies organized as pass-through entities, including partnerships, received welcome news regarding their ability (1) not to elect to be treated as a corporation eligible to be included in...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

FERC Seeks Comments on Double Recovery Resulting from Current Income Tax Allowance and Rate of Return Policies

On December 15, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) seeking comments on how to address any potential double recovery that may result from the agency’s current income tax...more

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DC Circuit Ruling Threatens to Topple FERC Tax Allowance Policy

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Court rules that FERC policy permitting a tax allowance for pass-through entities may unjustifiably permit “double-recovery” of tax expense. On July 1, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued...more

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