1981 - Special Tax Benefit Passed
1981 tax law changes include a special level of new tax deductible contributions of 25 percent of pay, plus interest, for leveraged ESOPs.
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1981 - Special Tax Benefit Passed
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The July 2025 ESOP Report is now available for all our members.
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Press Releases
September 17, 2025
Key ESOP Association Priorities Passed by House Education & Workforce Committee
Legislation Will Provide Greater Regulatory Clarity for ESOPs, Curb Abuses at Dept.
Washington Alerts
September 10, 2025
Letter Supporting Nominations of Janet Dhillon to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and Dan Aronowitz to be the Assistant Secretary at EBSA at the DOL
Dear Leader Thune, Leader Schumer, Chairman Cassidy, Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Sanders, and
Press Releases
September 09, 2025
Retire Through Ownership Act Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman Rick Allen (GA) Leading House Effort on Major ESOP Association Legislative Priori
Press Releases
September 04, 2025
Newly Released Regulatory Agenda Officially Includes Top Association Priority
Today the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, which includes the congressionally mandated rule for adequate consideration, as prescribed by the WORK Act. The Department of Labor (DOL) will now conduct a formal rulemaking, which includes a public comment period.
Washington Alerts
August 06, 2025
Senate Appropriations Committee Includes Funding for Employee Ownership Initiative in FY26 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Funding Package
On July 31, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations passed the Fiscal 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Act in a strongly bipartisan vote of 26-3.