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Treasury and the IRS Issue Proposed Regulations Regarding the Stock Buyback Excise Tax

On April 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued long-awaited proposed regulations under Section 45011 relating to the one percent stock buyback excise tax. This...more

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IRS issues transitional guidance regarding reporting and paying the stock buyback tax

On June 29, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Announcement 2023-18 (the Announcement), which provides transitional guidance with respect to the stock repurchase excise tax under section 4501 (the Buyback Tax)....more

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Canada Clarifies and Expands Proposal for Equity Buyback Tax

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In November 2022, we wrote about the federal government's proposal in the 2022 Fall Economic Statement to tax share buybacks by public corporations in our blog, Canada Proposes New Tax On Share Buybacks. At the time, few...more

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Treasury and the IRS Release Interim Guidance on the One-Percent Excise Tax on Stock Repurchases by Publicly Traded Companies

The “Inflation Reduction Act” introduced Section 4501, which contains a new one percent excise tax on certain stock repurchases and economically similar transactions undertaken by publicly traded U.S. corporations and certain...more

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Inflation Reduction Act: New U.S. Excise Tax on Stock Repurchase Transactions Applicable to Certain Canadian Companies

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376 (the “Act”), into law. Among other significant changes, the Act includes a new 1% excise tax on stock repurchase transactions by certain...more

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Inflation Reduction Act: New Excise Tax Discourages Stock Repurchase Transactions

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​​​​​​​On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376 (the “Act”), into law. Among other significant changes, the Act includes a new 1% excise tax on stock repurchase transactions by...more

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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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Share Buyback Transactions: U.S. Tax Consequences may differ for each U.S. Shareholder

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On Thursday, November 4, 2021, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions announced that, subject to approval by the superintendent, Canadian banks and other financial institutions may begin repurchasing their...more

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