alphanerd4@lemmy.world to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 1 year agoStock Buybackslemmy.worldimagemessage-square72linkfedilinkarrow-up1841arrow-down114file-text
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minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoUsed to be a lot more dividends. Stock buybacks are essentially the same thing as dividends, but dividends are taxed at the marginal tax rate and buybacks are taxed at capital gains rate. It’s all a tax dodge for the super rich.
Used to be a lot more dividends. Stock buybacks are essentially the same thing as dividends, but dividends are taxed at the marginal tax rate and buybacks are taxed at capital gains rate. It’s all a tax dodge for the super rich.