Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs)

1,183 topics in this forum

1. esop rollovers

   By Lori H, December 12, 2005
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   • Kirk Maldonado
   • December 13, 2005

2. Can a company modify their ESOP bylaws to avoid paying out ESOP distributions to employees who have left the company to work for a direct competitor?

   By associate456, September 9, 2015
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   • david rigby
   • September 12, 2015

3. need help learning choices for division of ESOP

   By Guest fancynancy, May 29, 2014   

   • esop divorce
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   • ForksnKnives
   • June 26, 2014

4. ESOP conversions

   By EGB, October 21, 1999
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   • RLL
   • October 21, 1999

5. Fiduciary liability; in the ESOP plan document, the employer is the Pl

   By Guest Jim Vogl, November 1, 2000
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   • Kirk Maldonado
   • November 14, 2000

6. date for conducting ADP/ACP testing

   By lexi, January 16, 2007
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   • lexi
   • January 19, 2007

7. ESOP Failed to give notice regarding Diversification

   By Guest esi-jht, March 30, 2006
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   • BeckyMiller
   • April 3, 2006

8. Direct rollover of proceeds of ESOP distribution

   By Guest janie, June 2, 2003
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   • QDROphile
   • June 2, 2003

9. Basic ESOP Question: How does the owner benefit each year when the company contributes to the retirement plan?

   By Guest lwbarry, September 29, 2005
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   • Guest
   • October 4, 2005

10. ESOP Partially owned C-corp being sold

    By Belgarath, November 6, 2017
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    • BeckyMiller
    • November 15, 2017

11. ESOP and Average Benefits Test

    By AndyH, May 8, 2002
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    • IRC401
    • May 13, 2002

12. Allowable Discrimination

    By richard, February 4, 1999
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    • Guest
    • February 13, 1999

13. Reallocating distributed shares

    By Guest SuzieQNEC, April 15, 2009
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    • Guest
    • April 16, 2009

14. Multiple classes of common stock?

    By Guest MikeD, April 29, 2005
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    • RLL
    • April 30, 2005

15. 404(k) - How to satisfy fmv of allocated dividends?

    By Guest crosseyetester, July 13, 2007
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    • Guest
    • July 16, 2007

16. ESOP VALUATION QUESTION

    By JimboPColtrane, May 26, 2021
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    • Marcus R Piquet
    • July 23, 2021

17. ESOP termination; rollover shares to SDIRA; company owner

    By jefranks, December 7, 2016
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    • jefranks
    • January 5, 2017

18. Plan buy-back of ESOP shares

    By Dennis G., July 1, 2019
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    • QDROphile
    • July 8, 2019

19. S-Corp and ESOP

    By Belgarath, January 31, 2007
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    • Belgarath
    • February 22, 2007

20. ESOP Diversification

    By Guest lkmcgivney, March 3, 2002
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    • RLL
    • March 6, 2002

21. ESOP & cross testing

    By Guest Stacey L Miller, August 19, 1999
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    • Guest
    • August 24, 1999

22. Section 204(h) notice for freezing ESOP

    By Lori H, April 30, 2015
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    • ESOP Guy
    • May 5, 2015

23. Appraisal Timing/Stock Redemptions

    By RLL, May 12, 2000
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    • Guest
    • October 4, 2000

24. Cross-tested 401(k) Plan and ESOP

    By eilano, June 9, 2005
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    • CTipper
    • April 26, 2007

25. 1042 Election and California Taxes

    By Guest svatty, September 1, 2000
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    • RLL
    • September 2, 2000

26. Can employer make ESOP contributions in order to make distributions to

    By Guest Bristol, June 13, 2000
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    • RLL
    • October 29, 2000

27. S-Corp ESOP with Call Option

    By Just Me, June 28, 2007
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    • BeckyMiller
    • December 12, 2007

28. ESOP Distribution and RMD

    By MoShawn, June 9, 2011
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    • GMK
    • June 9, 2011

29. ESOP Notes: how does one buy them?

    By Guest Vladimir M, December 26, 2000
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    • Guest
    • January 2, 2001

30. ESOP vesting

    By Lori H, June 8, 2010
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    • Kevin C
    • June 10, 2010

31. 409(p) and family

    By Guest tmills, June 27, 2006
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    • Guest
    • July 14, 2006

32. ESOP Annual Additions Value Reporting: At contribution date or allocat

    By Guest gkaley, August 24, 2000
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    • RLL
    • August 25, 2000

33. Converting ESOP to 401K

    By Guest jlsilver, December 4, 2001
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    • Kirk Maldonado
    • December 4, 2001

34. loan payments and stock allocations after year end in a new ESOP

    By Guest tmills, May 27, 2005
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    • BeckyMiller
    • June 1, 2005

35. ESOP Repurchase - Contribution and Dividend Limitations

    By A Shot in the Dark, May 18, 2006
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    • RLL
    • June 3, 2006

36. ESOP Termination Post-Acquisition - Distributions in Cash Only?

    By kmhaab, September 30, 2019
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    • Westsquire
    • October 1, 2019

37. Distributions after conversion from C Corp to S Corp

    By Guest tmills, August 16, 2004
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    • Guest
    • August 16, 2004

38. ESOP Voting Rights

    By Guest John Nelson, January 24, 2002
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    • Kirk Maldonado
    • January 24, 2002

39. Cash distributions to 4975(e) disqualified persons

    By Guest tmills, July 14, 2006
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    • QDROphile
    • March 3, 2011

40. Use of ESOP stock for safe harbor 401(k) contributions

    By Guest Janet VanAlsten, April 26, 2000
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    • RLL
    • March 21, 2008

41. Trustee compensation question

    By Guest FAQ, June 15, 2007
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    • Guest
    • June 18, 2007

42. Esop Termination and installment payments

    By Guest DeePA, March 6, 2004
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    • BeckyMiller
    • March 12, 2004

43. 401(k) Plan "spin-off" to facilitate ESOP

    By Guest Doug Johnston, April 27, 2000
    • 7 replies
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    • IRC401
    • April 30, 2000

44. KSOPs - "primarily invested" rule

    By Guest Gail S, July 11, 2001
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    • IRC401
    • July 13, 2001

45. 1042 treatment of note

    By Guest Mike Cain, July 28, 1999
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    • RLL
    • July 29, 1999

46. Publicly traded bank w/ESOP and 11-K filing requirement.

    By Guest TGinthe'Ville, September 28, 2005
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    • Kirk Maldonado
    • September 28, 2005

47. Who pays for ESOP termination process?

    By Guest CJS, September 29, 2003
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    • Guest
    • October 2, 2003

48. Why don't stock sales require pass-through votes? Definition of "best interest of plan participants"?

    By RS, January 9, 2020
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    • Degrand
    • April 8, 2020

49. Sale of ESOP Stock-Escrow

    By Guest ladler, March 28, 2002
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    • BeckyMiller
    • March 28, 2002

50. ESOP contributions on W2

    By Guest aferris, October 9, 2002
    • 1 reply
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    • BeckyMiller
    • October 18, 2002