Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 6, 2015)
Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend to all domestic corporations, including S corporations, provisions allowing deferral of tax on gain from the sale of employer securities to an S corporation-sponsored employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).
Directs the Department of the Treasury to establish the S Corporation Employee Ownership Assistance Office to foster increased employee ownership of S corporations.
Amends the Small Business Act to define "ESOP business concern" and allow such a concern to continue to qualify for loans, preferences, and other programs under such Act.
What just happenedMay 6, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 6, 2015
- May 6, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - May 6, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate