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ESOP Association Resources

Nov. 24
See a recap of the recently concluded ESOP 2020 conference, read about the ESOP champions in Congress we helped return to office and those who won't be back in 2021, learn how resent survey results will make our advocacy efforts easier, and more in this issue of the ESOP Report. Plus, get the new mailing address for The ESOP Association and the Employee Ownership Foundation. 
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Nov. 18
View this deck for an overview of potential contenders for positions in Biden's cabinet.
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Nov. 13
The latest election data from The ESOP Association including:


An Elections Dashboard with detailed election breakdown.
A High Level Trends document.


 
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Nov. 05
As the results of the election continue to unfold, we have gathered information in key areas for our members. See the updated resources in the right hand column of this article for:
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Nov. 04
As the results of the election continue to unfold, we have gathered information in key areas for our members. See the resources in the right hand column of this article for:
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ESOP Blog, Resource
Feb. 28
In this, our final installment on common criticisms of ESOPs—and why they are wrong—we’ll look at the assertion that ESOPs are not real ownership.

According to cynics, ESOPs are “fake” ownership plans. In “real” ownership, they argue, the owners control their assets by determining such things as who runs the company, who sits on the Board of Directors, when major corporate decisions are made that might impact the future of the company, and so on.

But ESOPs are true ownership.
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ESOP Blog, Resource
Feb. 14
I often hear three criticisms about ESOPs: The second criticism is that ESOPs are a waste of taxpayers’ money.

Cynics say the tax breaks provided to ESOPs are money losers because the majority of American taxpayers pay higher rates to make up for the cost of ESOP tax benefits.

But anyone who says that must not have done very well in elementary school when they learned basic math. ESOPs offer great returns on tax incentives.
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Resource, ESOP Report, Legal Update, Ownership Advantage, Washington Report, President's Page, Valuation, Beneficiary Designation
Feb. 01
The Impact of Tax Reform on ESOP C and S Corporation Business Valuations.
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