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Inflation Reduction Act: New Excise Tax Discourages Stock Repurchase Transactions

Inflation Reduction Act: New Excise Tax Discourages Stock Repurchase Transactions

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 publicly traded corporations (the “Excise Tax”). The Excise Tax is substantially identical to the excise tax included in numerous versions of the previously proposed Build Back Better Act...