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Income taxes are taxes that are collected on the individual earnings of persons or entities. Depending on the jurisdiction, income taxes are calculated and collected in a variety of ways. Some tax systems collect... more +
Income taxes are taxes that are collected on the individual earnings of persons or entities. Depending on the jurisdiction, income taxes are calculated and collected in a variety of ways. Some tax systems collect income taxes based on a progressive scheme, while others may utilize a proportional or regressive framework. less -
Alston & Bird

FERC Addresses ADIT in Light of Decrease to Federal Corporate Income Tax Rate

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Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, rate-regulated companies find themselves with fewer accumulated deferred income tax (ADIT) liabilities and assets on their books. Our Energy Group discusses the Federal Energy Regulatory...more

Cozen O'Connor

Democrat-Controlled PA PUC Touts Trump Tax Savings to Ratepayers, Denies Infrastructure Reinvestment

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In a choice between infrastructure reinvestment and a direct pass-through of the tax savings to ratepayers, the Democrat-controlled Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PA PUC) has chosen a direct pass-through and claimed...more

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FERC Announces Initiatives Regarding Income Tax Cost Recovery for Pipelines and Utilities

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The Situation: The United Airlines, Inc. v. FERC decision and the reduction of corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cut and Jobs Act significantly lowered the tax costs able to be included in the jurisdictional rates of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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

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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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FERC Addresses Effects of Tax Cuts on Jurisdictional Rates and Disallows Income Tax Component in MLP-Owned Partnership Pipeline...

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On March 15, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an order on remand disallowing an income tax component in cost-of-service rates charged by an interstate oil pipeline owned by a master limited...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

The PUCO initiates an investigation regarding the impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (the Commission) has initiated an investigation into the potential impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the act) on regulated Ohio public utilities and their customers (PUCO...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. State’s Highest Court to Consider Solemn Occasion Request - Last week the Senate asked the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

D.C. Circuit Reopens Controversy Concerning Regulated Master Limited Partnership Taxation

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On Friday, July 1, 2016, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reopened the issue of whether pipelines organized as partnerships can claim a tax allowance for ratemaking purposes...more

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House

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Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House. Budget Work Continues, Gains Momentum in Appropriations - As the clock ticks towards the...more

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