Stock Buybacks to be Taxed as Capital Gains:Budget 2026

– Advertisement – Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman fundamentally reshaped the landscape for corporate distributions in the 2026 Budget. The Finance Ministry officially ended the controversial “deemed dividend” treatment for share buybacks. Add rightsofemployees.com as a Preferred Source Consequently, the new framework classifies these payouts as capital gains once again. This shift directly addresses the “phantom […]