S. 1591, The Refinery Investment Tax Assistance Act of 2007

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S. 1591 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow full expensing for the cost of qualified refinery property in the year in which the property is placed in service, and to classify petroleum refining property as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation.

Detailed Summary

Refinery Investment Tax Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) for the expensing of the entire cost of certain liquid fuels refinery property (currently, only 50% of such cost can be expensed); and (2) a five-year recovery period for the depreciation of certain petroleum refining property.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 6/12/2007: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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