Congress Reinstates OSLT: How to File Payment for the Oil Spill Tax during Q3 2018. What is the OSLT? The oil spill liability tax (OSLT) expired on December 31, 2017, but was subsequently reinstated for the period from March 1 through December 31, 2018. The cost of the OSLT is calculated at a rate of $0.09 per barrel (approximately $0.00214 per gallon) of crude oil products (including natural gasoline). How is the OSLT usually filed? This excise tax is filed quarterly with IRS Forms 6627 and 720, but deposits are required for each semimonthly period in which the tax liability is incurred. The amount of this deposit must not be less than 95% of the amount of net tax liability incurred during the semimonthly period, unless an Read More...
Last Minute Spending Bill Reinstates OSLT for 2018
Last Minute Spending Bill Reinstates OSLT for 2018 The Oil Spill Liability Tax (OSLT) is an excise tax on crude oil products, like natural gasoline used as denaturant for fuel ethanol. The tax had expired at the end of 2017. However, the spending bill passed on February 9 to end the temporary shutdown of the federal government included a provision to reinstate the oil spill tax. Section 40416 of HR 1892 reinstates the OSLT effective March 1, 2018. It sets a new expiration date of December 31, 2018. The OSLT is now in effect from 3/1/18-12/31/18. This bill did not include a change to the rate at which the excise tax is imposed. The rate had increased in 2017 to $0.09 per barrel, which is equivalent to $0.00214 per gallon of Read More...