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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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January 29, 2025
Highly Engaged Chapter Leadership Teams Helping Drive Innovation & Growth at TEAThe
ESOP Report
January 29, 2025
January 2025 ESOP Report
Welcome to your January issue of the ESOP Report. This month we've packed the report with tons of articles and news about ESOPs that you won't want to miss!
ESOP Report
January 30, 2020
ESOP Report February 2020
ESOP Association makes a strategic investment in chapter support.
ESOP Brief
February 25, 2019
ESOP Brief #25 - Integrated Relationships of ESOP Repurchase Obligation and Valuation
Understanding the repurchase obligation and its effect on an ESOP company’s valuation.
ESOP Brief
February 25, 2019
ESOP Brief #27 - A Framework for Understanding the Impact of Repurchase Obligation on Share Price
Using opportunity cost to understand the true cost of the repurchase obligation on an ESOP company’s share price.
ESOP Brief
December 20, 2018
ESOP Brief #20 - ESOP Repurchase Obligation
Both S corporation and C corporation ESOP companies must be prepared to pay cash equal in value to stock in a participant’s account, per ERISA distributions rules.
ESOP Brief
December 20, 2018
ESOP Brief #21 - The Impact of the Repurchase
This ESOP Brief introduces the concept of opportunity cost and the implications for share price when private companies devote resources to fund repurchase obligations.
ESOP Brief
December 20, 2018
ESOP Brief #22 - Repurchase Obligations and Valuations
This ESOP Brief explains how an ESOP company’s repurchase obligation should be understood and managed, and how the repurchase obligation associated with the ESOP should be reflected in the valuation.
ESOP Brief
December 19, 2018
ESOP Brief #15 - Valuation Issues for S Corps
A summary of the valuation issues S corporations can encounter. This is a highly technical ESOP Brief.
ESOP Brief
December 17, 2018
ESOP Brief #2 - How to Establish an ESOP
A summary of the key steps involved in designing and implementing an ESOP for a privately held company.
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