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by guyzero 779 days ago
yes, thank goodness Meta finally invented dividends.
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jldugger 779 days ago
was there a tax law change that motivated this versus more buybacks?
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mrep 779 days ago
Yes, they've started taxing stock buybacks (albeit it started a year ago): https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/treasury-irs-issue-guidance-on-...
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mtremsal 779 days ago
they're doing both?
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jldugger 779 days ago
Sure, but why do both and why now?
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1024core 779 days ago
por que no los dos....?
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jldugger 778 days ago
My expectation is that whatever logic held up last quarter held up this quarter. It's possible the optimal allocation is some of both, but what's the tradeoff that would drive that instead of one being mathematically superior to the other?
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