Whether you’re newly employee-owned or well into your ESOP journey, there are some persistent myths that can quietly stall your culture-building efforts.

This is the second of a two-part series.  Please see part one here. 

Over the past 10+ years it has become common practice amongst ESOP practitioners that ESOP-owned S corporations lease, rather than acquire, property, plant, and equipment (“PP&E”) assets.

**Note: This is part one of a two-part series. Part two will be published in next month’s ESOP Report.

Education has long been the cornerstone of The ESOP Association’s service. In our member surveys and conversations with ESOP leaders, one theme clearly emerges: the opportunity to learn and master the complex landscape of employee ownership is among the top reasons our corporate and professional members join and remain engaged.

An ESOP transaction can be structured to bring a significant tax benefit to the selling shareholders.