§ 1.404(k)-3. (k)-3 Disallowance of deduction for reacquisition payments.
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Q-1: Are payments to reacquire stock held by an ESOP applicable dividends that are deductible under section 404(k)(1)? A-1:
(a)Payments to reacquire stock held by an ESOP, including reacquisition payments that are used to make benefit distributions to participants or beneficiaries, are not deductible under section 404(k) because—
(1)Those payments do not constitute applicable dividends under section 404(k)(2); and
(2)The treatment of those payments as applicable dividends would constitute, in substance, an avoidance or evasion of taxation within the meaning of section 404(k)(5).
(b)See also § 1.162(k)-1 concerning the disallowance of deductions for amounts paid or incurred by a corporation in connection with the reacquisition of its stock from an ESOP. Q-2: What is the effective date of this section? A-2: This section applies with respect to payments to reacquire stock that are made on or after August 30, 2006. [T.D. 9282, 71 FR 51474, Aug. 30, 2006]
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§ 1.404(k)-3
(k)-3 Disallowance of deduction for reacquisition payments.
Treas. Dec.T.D. 9282
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