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The first step in becoming an effective ESOP advocate is to know who represents you or your company in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Use our tool to identify the proper elected officials and obtain information on how they may be contacted.
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-David Kelly, CFO at Acadian Ambulance Service Inc.
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The ESOP Professionals' Forum is the only event of its kind—a meeting designed exclusively for high-level professionals who provide technical and legal assistance to ESOP companies. Led by the chairs of The Association’s highly respected technical committees, this program gathers professionals for strategic and complex discussions of the challenges facing ESOPs. Join with peers, share insights, and work to establish best practices.
National & Regional Conferences
- ESOP Professionals' Forum
- CEO Leadership Program
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Read the Latest ESOP Report!
In the January newsletter get details on TEA’s new Group Captive Health Insurance Plan, learn about the 2020 Employee Owner and Company of the Year award winners, get a glimpse at 2021 from the Advisory Committee on Administration, and learn how to enter your chapter's awards for ESOP Company of the Year and Employee Owner of the Year.
Latest from The Association Blog
Read in our latest blog post how ESOPs are particularly well suited to tackling wealth inequality.
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What is an ESOP?
An ESOP is a retirement plan—but also a way of living and running a company. For insights on both technical and cultural aspects of these plans—which provide benefits to employee owners, the company, the community, and exiting owners—and links to additional resources, see our web page titled What is an ESOP?
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ESOP Association Resources
ESOP Brief, Leveraged ESOPs, Convertible Stock, Financing, Resource
Dec. 20
How to use convertible preferred stock in an ESOP.
ESOP Brief, Fair Market Value, Economic Value, Valuation, Distributions, Repurchase Obligation, Resource
Dec. 19
A summary of the valuation issues S corporations can encounter. This is a highly technical ESOP Brief.
ESOP Brief, Leveraged ESOPs, Non-leveraged ESOPs, Financing, Resource
Dec. 19
This Brief describes common accounting practices for non-leveraged and leveraged ESOPs.
ESOP Brief, Tax Benefits, 1042, Dividends, 404(k), 409(p), Resource
Dec. 17
S corporation election can result in substantial tax savings at the corporate level, but some factors may not make S election viable for all companies.
ESOP Brief, Tax Benefits, 1042, Dividends, Resource
Dec. 17
A guide to the tax advantages of ESOPs for business planning including both C Corporation and S Corporation tax advantages.
ESOP Brief, Tax Benefits, 1042, Dividends, Why Sell to an ESOP, Resource
Dec. 17
A summary of the mechanics and rules of the tax-free 1042 rollover and related matters.