HR 5351 · 98th Congress · Taxation

Oil Company Acquisition Moratorium Act

Introduced 1984-04-04· Sponsored by Rep. Shannon, James M. [D-MA-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1984-04-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Oil Company Acquisition Moratorium Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that for the time period between April 4 1984, and April 3, 1985: (1) no income tax deduction shall be allowed for interest paid on indebtedness incurred to acquire a major energy corporation; (2) purchases of stock in a major energy corporation shall be treated as a purchase of assets; (3) the acquisition of a major energy corporation shall not be treated as a reorganization; (4) the nonrecognition of gain or loss shall not apply to any sale or exchange made by a corporation which was a major energy corporation immediately before adopting a plan of complete liquidation; (5) gain shall be recognized on distributions of property in a liquidation by a major energy corporation; and (6) gain shall be recognized on any non-liquidating distribution of a major energy corporation.…

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