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On July 31, 2020, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued a per curiam opinion in SFPP L.P. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, et al. The DC Circuit denied the recovery of an income tax allowance by SFPP L.P....more
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
On July 18, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued orders (i) adopting procedures to implement the federal corporate income tax rate reduction in natural gas pipeline rates, and (ii) providing guidance...more
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
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
In a March 15 decision, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) disallowed certain tax benefits for master limited partnerships (MLPs), the predominant corporate structure for several energy companies....more
The effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act are rippling through the energy industry. Our Energy Group explores how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission considers accounting for the new corporate tax rate and what it could...more
On March 15, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued important orders regarding two significant tax-related rate matters affecting interstate oil and natural gas pipelines. The action eliminated tax...more
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
FERC eliminates tax allowance in MLP pipelines’ cost-based rates and establishes procedures to address income tax changes. Key Points: ..FERC will no longer permit MLPs to recover an income tax allowance in cost-based...more
On March 15, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued several far-reaching items related to the tax allowance that is permitted to be included in the jurisdictional rates of natural gas pipelines, oil...more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) took swift action to respond to the recent United Airlines v. FERC decision regarding income tax allowances, as well as to implement changes stemming from the Tax Cuts and Jobs...more