For companies that want to get stock into the hands of only one or a few employees, an ESOP isn't the right tool for the job. There are other options (pun intended) that provide equity-based compensation to a small number of employees. Picking the ...
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You Want Your Employees to Have Stock—Here’s How to Do It Right
You're a smart employer. You've gathered a great group of employees and developed them into a high-functioning team. They've played a big role in the growth of your company and you want to reward them by giving them a "piece of the pie." But, think ...
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How to Use a PPP Loan to Refinance ESOP Loans
Now that Congress and President Biden have extended the PPP loan application deadline to May 31, 2021, there is still time for ESOP-owned companies to consider using a PPP loan to refinance their ESOP loan. Depending on the size of the ESOP loan, a ...
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How An ESOP Program Is Put Together – Some Assembly Required
Updated February 8, 2021
Unlike the typical 401(k) plan, ESOPs aren't an "off-the-shelf" retirement plan.
Until recently, each ESOP plan had to be individually designed to serve a specific set of purposes. The IRS recently allowed ESOP plan ...
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Partial Withdrawal Liability – Keep Making Pension Contributions, Get Hit with a Bill Anyway
Are you considering laying off employees? Does your company contribute to a multi-employer pension fund (e.g. a union pension fund)? If so, you need to know about the partial withdrawal liability rules.
You may already know that ...
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M&A Transactions: Benefits Due Diligence
Buyer's counsel brought us in on a stock sale transaction last year to handle the M&A due diligence on the seller's employee benefits. In discussing the scope of our work with seller's counsel and in-house attorneys, we laid out the options in a ...
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