Percentage Depletion

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Definition of 'Percentage Depletion'

A taxable deduction that assigns a set percentage of depletion to the gross income derived from extracting fossil fuels, minerals or other nonrenewable resources from the earth. Percentage depletion is provided as an incentive for drillers and investors to develop domestic mineral and energy production.

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Investopedia explains 'Percentage Depletion'

Oil and gas investments at the wellhead have become one of the most tax-advantaged investments available in America today, because of the depletion allowance. Approximately 15% of all income from oil and gas is tax-free for small investors and producers. There is no dollar limit as to the total amount of depletion one can deduct from income from qualified nonrenewable resources. 
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'Percentage Depletion'

  • Social Security Depletion: Is The Fear Justified?

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    ... About the only thing they do agree on is that a depletion date will ... their 2009 report
    that "an immediate and permanent increase of 2.01% percentage points" in ...

  • Unearth Profits In Oil Exploration And Production

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    ... the company's overall drilling success rate, or the percentage of all ... cash operating
    costs, general and administrative expenses, and depletion and depreciation ...

  • Series 26 Study Guide - Mutual Fund Accounts - Mutual Fund ...

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    ... may fluctuate in value, and that there is a risk of potential depletion of the ... or
    less; they are taxed as ordinary income - that is, at the percentage of the ...

  • 3 Ways To Make Your Retirement Funds Last

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/09/three-methods-income-generation.asp
    ... the possibility of growing the portfolio; bad performance can result in depletion. ...
    Her annual withdrawal percentage is then 5.26% ($40,000.00/$760,000) of the ...

  • Financial Statements: Long-Lived Assets | Investopedia

    http://www.investopedia.com/university/financialstatements/financialstatements7.asp
    ... property and equipment; amortization is the allocation of goodwill; depletion is
    the ... fixed asset base with two measures: average age in percentage terms and ...

  • Peak Oil: What To Do When The Wells Run Dry

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/07/peak-oil.asp
    ... Although the steady depletion of oil is a certainty if we assume oil is a ... Alternative
    energy only accounts for a small percentage of energy sources, but the ...

  • Whiting Petroleum: Right Place, Right Time, Right Type

    http://stocks.investopedia.com/stock-analysis/2011/Whiting-Petroleum-Right-Place-Right-Time-Right-Type-WLL-CLR-BHI-APA-APC-CRED-BEXP0429.aspx
    ... weather in North Dakota hurt production, while a higher percentage of natural ... barrel
    cash costs rose about 13%, though depreciation and depletion (DDA) costs ...

  • High GDP Means Economic Prosperity, Or Does It?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/genuine-progress-indicator-GPI.asp
    ... Income Distribution - GPI is adjusted upward when a greater percentage of the ... Resource
    Depletion - When wetlands or forests are destroyed by economic activity ...

  • High GDP Means Economic Prosperity, Or Does It?

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/genuine-progress-indicator-gpi.asp
    ... Income Distribution - GPI is adjusted upward when a greater percentage of the ... Resource
    Depletion - When wetlands or forests are destroyed by economic activity ...

  • 10 Common Questions About Social Security

    http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/08/social-security-qa.asp
    ... For more insight, see Social Security Depletion: Is The ... Unfortunately, a large
    percentage of senior citizens rely on Social Security for all, or a majority, of ...

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