FERC Actions Regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

The Commission has taken various actions as to the effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on Commission-jurisdictional rates of electric public utilities, natural gas pipelines, and oil pipelines.

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Recent Highlights

November 15, 2018

• Items: E-1, E-4, E-26: FERC Acts on Tax Reductions for Energy Customers, Provides Industry Guidance News Release | Presentation | NOPR | Policy Statement

July 19, 2018

• Item No. A-3: Staff presentation of Order on Rehearing of the Revised Policy Statement on Treatment of Income Taxes (PL17-1-000), and Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Final Rule (RM18-11-000) Presentation | Commissioners' Statements: Chatterjee

March 15, 2018

• Items G-2 & G-3: FERC Revises Policies, Will Disallow Income Tax Allowance Cost Recovery in MLP Pipeline Rates News Release | Presentation | Policy Statement | Order
• Items E-1, E-2, E-3 & G-1: FERC Addresses Tax Law Changes for Electricity, Natural Gas, Oil Companies News Release | Presentation | Fact Sheet | Order E-2 | Order E-3 | NOI | NOPR

2018 Orders

• Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Final Rule (RM18-11-000)
• Order on Rehearing of the Revised Policy Statement on Treatment of Income Taxes (PL-17-000)
• Inquiry Regarding the effect of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Commission-Judictional Electric Rates (RM18-12-000)
• Interstate and Intrastate Natural Gas Pipelines; Rate Changes Relating to Federal Income Tax Rate (RM18-11-000)
• Inquiry Regarding the Commission’s Policy for Recovery of Income Tax Costs (PL17-1-000)
• Order to show cause or propose revisions to reflect the change in the federal corporate income tax rate (EL18-72-000, et al.)
• Order to show cause or propose revisions to transmission formula rates to reflect the change in the federal corporate income tax rate (EL18-62-000, et al.)
• Order on policy revisions, and Income Tax Allowance Cost Recovery in MLP Pipeline Rates (IS08-390-008, IS08-390-009)