S/V Drilling Partners, Snyder Armclar Gas Company, Tax Matters Partners - Page 5




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                                     Discussion                                       
               Petitioner contends that S/V is entitled to a credit under             
          section 292 for the 15,483 BOE’s of natural gas it produced from            

               2  SEC. 29.  CREDIT FOR PRODUCING FUEL FROM A                          
          NONCONVENTIONAL SOURCE.                                                     
               (a) Allowance of credit.                                               
                    There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax                
               imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount                 
               equal to--                                                             
                    (1) $3, multiplied by                                             
                    (2) the barrel-of-oil equivalent of qualified                     
               fuels--                                                                
                    (A) sold by the taxpayer to an unrelated person                   
               during the taxable year, and                                           
                    (B) the production of which is attributable to                    
               the taxpayer.                                                          
               (b) Limitations and adjustments.                                       
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                    (2) Credit and phaseout adjustment based on                       
               inflation.--The $3 amount in subsection (a) and the                    
               $23.50 and $6 amounts in paragraph (1) shall each be                   
               adjusted by multiplying such amount by the inflation                   
               adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the                   
               sale occurs.  In the case of gas from a tight                          
               formation, the $3 amount in subsection (a) shall not be                
               adjusted.                                                              
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               (c) Definition of qualified fuels.--For purposes of                    
               this section--                                                         
                    (1) In general.  The term “qualified fuels” means--               
                                                             (continued...)           





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