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Business News/ Money / Personal Finance/  $1 billion savings seen for companies on buyback tax exemption
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$1 billion savings seen for companies on buyback tax exemption

Share buybacks announced before the government introduced a 20% levy on such transactions on July 5 will be exempt from buyback tax
  • More than 70 companies including software exporters Wipro Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. had announced or completed buybacks totaling ₹35,500 crore billion before that date
  • This buyback exemption can act as a one-time boost: AnalystPremium
    This buyback exemption can act as a one-time boost: Analyst

    A one-time exemption could save about $1 billion in taxes for Indian companies that announced share buybacks this year, according to Umesh Mehta, head of research at Samco Securities Ltd.

    Share buybacks announced before the government introduced a 20% levy on such transactions on July 5 will be exempt, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at a press conference on Friday. More than 70 companies including software exporters Wipro Ltd. and Infosys Ltd. had announced or completed buybacks totaling 355 billion rupees ($5.2) billion before that date, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

    Companies had opted for share buybacks because they thought it was an efficient way to return money to shareholders, according to Ajay Bodke, chief executive officer for fund management services at Prabhudas Lilladher Pvt. “They were blindsided when the tax was brought in, so this exemption can act as a one-time boost," he said.

    This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.

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    Published: 20 Sep 2019, 04:43 PM IST
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