Understanding the Stock Buyback Excise Tax

As part of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), Congress introduced a 1% excise tax on all stock buybacks occurring after December 31, 2022. However, Internal Revenue Code section 4501, which imposes the excise tax, left many questions unanswered. On December 27, 2022, Treasury issued Notice 2023-2, clarifying some of these uncertainties.  

Ivins, Phillips & Barker has prepared a presentation on Notice 2023-2 and the stock buyback excise tax, available here. Please contact a member of our Tax team if you have any questions.