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ESOP Report, Legal Update, Ownership Advantage, President's Corner, Washington Report, Stock Drop Cases, Advocacy, Gary Shorman, Ali Jamshidi, Karen Ellis, DOL, Resource
May. 01

Rep. Guthrie elicits key on-the-record comments from Labor Secretary Acosta.  

Jul. 19
Several major tax incentives for ESOPs become law in the 1984 tax act, including:

Deductible dividends paid on ESOP stock.
Tax-free rollover for gains on stock sold to an ESOP.

Sep. 13
1981 tax law changes include a special level of new tax deductible contributions of 25 percent of pay, plus interest, for leveraged ESOPs.