share buybacks: Companies race against taxing times to give buyback call

share buybacks: Companies race against taxing times to give buyback call

Mumbai: Companies are moving swiftly to buy back shares before new tax rules proposed in the budget take effect on October 1. This will tax the buyback amount in the hands of shareholders as per their tax slabs. Currently, such transactions are taxed at about 23% at the company level. Within just the three weeks … Read more