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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Newly Proposed Regulations on Stock Buyback Excise Tax Largely Adopt Approach From Initial IRS Guidance

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On April 12, 2024, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (89 FR 25980 and 89 FR 25829) on the excise tax on stock buybacks enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction...more

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Closing Up the SPAC Shop: Insurance Consequences and Opportunities for Liquidating SPACs

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In 2020 and 2021, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) were all the rage. A SPAC is a “blank check company,” publicly traded, and organized for the purpose of merging with a private company. It’s a mechanism for a...more

White & Case LLP

New 1% Excise Tax on Stock Buybacks May Have Far-Reaching Consequences for Capital Markets, SPAC and M&A Transactions

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376 (the "Act"), a reconciliation bill that revives parts of the tax legislation from the ill-fated Build Back Better Act as part...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Analysis: Impact of Inflation Reduction Act’s Stock Buyback Excise Tax and Corporate Minimum Tax

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Beginning in 2023, an excise tax of 1% will apply to public company stock buybacks and a 15% corporate minimum tax generally will apply to corporations with book income exceeding $1 billion. Key Points: ..Public...more

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