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To: i-node who wrote (609221)4/28/2011 7:39:21 AM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577255
 
this has not been a "loophole" for "big oil" in many years

Since 1974.



To: i-node who wrote (609221)4/28/2011 12:49:20 PM
From: Brumar89  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577255
 
Oh, one more thing .. At the time it was eliminated, however, the big oil companies were given the ability to expense IDC (Intangible Drilling & Development Costs)

I understand IDC has been a deduction for oil, gas, and mining as long as the income tax has existed.