La. R.S. 47:287.745 — Deductions from gross income; depletion

A. In computing net income in the case of oil and gas wells there shall be allowed
as a deduction cost depletion as defined under federal law or percentage depletion as
provided for in Subsection B, whichever is greater.
B. In the case of oil and gas wells, the percentage depletion provided for in
Subsection A shall be twenty-two percent of gross income from the property during the
taxable year, excluding from such gross income an amount equal to any rents or royalties
paid or incurred by the taxpayer in respect of the property. Such allowance shall not exceed
fifty percent of the net income of the taxpayer, computed without allowance for depletion,
from the property. In determining net income from the property, federal income taxes shall
be considered an expense.
Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 16, §1, eff. Dec. 24, 1986; Acts 2015, No. 123, §1, eff.
July 1, 2015; §3, eff. July 1, 2018.
NOTE: See Acts 2015, No. 123, §5, re: applicability.
NOTE: See Acts 2018, 2
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E.S., No. 4, §1, re: applicability.