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2. Oil depletion allowance - Wikipedia

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   The oil depletion allowance in American (US) tax law is a tax break claimable by anyone with an economic interest in a mineral deposit or standing timber. [citation needed] The principle is that the asset is a capital investment that is a wasting asset, and therefore depreciation can reasonably be offset (effectively as a capital loss) against income.

3. Taxable Income: What It Is and How To Calculate It - AOL

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   If you file a federal tax return as an individual, you could pay income tax on up to 50% of your Social Security benefits (assuming a combined income of $25,000 to $34,000).

4. Depletion (accounting) - Wikipedia

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   Depletion is an accounting and tax concept used most often in the mining, timber, and petroleum industries. It is similar to depreciation in that it is a cost recovery system for accounting and tax reporting: "The depletion deduction" allows an owner or operator to account for the reduction of a product's reserves.

5. How to calculate your taxable income - AOL

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   To figure your taxable income, you must first calculate total income. To do this, include everything you receive in payment for services. That means wages, salaries, commissions, fees, tips, as ...

6. Income tax in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Union Pacific Railroad, 240 U.S. 1 (1916), indicated that the amendment did not expand the federal government's existing power to tax income (meaning profit or gain from any source) but rather removed the possibility of classifying an income tax as a direct tax on the basis of the source of the income. The Amendment removed the need for the ...

7. Adjusted Gross Income: What It Is and How To Calculate ... - AOL

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   Adjusted gross income is an important number used to determine how much you owe in taxes. It's a factor in determining your federal tax bracket and taxable income -- the portion of your income ...

8. Character (income tax) - Wikipedia

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   Character is the type of income to calculate the taxpayer's tax liability. In the United States, the Supreme Court decided ( Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co.) that income is an accession to wealth, however capital gain is of different character from ordinary income. Ordinary income includes earned wage income and interest income from lending.

9. Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980 - Wikipedia

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   Congress also felt the industry was not paying its fair share of federal taxes. The oil industry's low effective income tax rates were due to the availability of two oil industry tax deductions: the percentage depletion allowance, and the provision which permits companies to expense (deduct fully in the initial year) the intangible costs of ...