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VladimirIvanov | 6 years ago

When corporations stop using stock buybacks as a tax free mechanism to return value to shareholders

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rileymat2|6 years ago

I believe buybacks have the same long term capital gain consequences as dividends, currently. The party who sells stock at a profit will pay tax, it is not tax free.

Buybacks allow shareholders to time capital gain better.