On April 12, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury and the IRS published proposed regulations (89 FR 25980 and 89 FR 25829, the “Proposed Regulations”) on the application of Section 4501, which imposes a 1% excise tax on...more
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 added Internal Revenue Code Section 4501, which imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations effected after December 31, 2022. As described in...more
The Inflation Reduction Act imposes a 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock of publicly traded US corporations (“Covered Corporations”) effected after December 31, 2022 (the “Excise Tax”). On December 27, 2022, the...more
On August 16, 2022, House Resolution 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), was signed into law. An August 11 Cooley client alert explains some of the tax provisions contained in the IRA, including the 1% excise tax on...more