When company leadership considers whether an ESOP is a good fit, they must carefully consider the pros and cons of the decision, including how transitioning to an ESOP may impact a company’s tax obligations — and how ESOP taxation rules may provide a competitive advantage to the company.
The portion of a company owned by an S corporation ESOP is not subject to federal or state income taxation.
Establishing an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) is a powerful finance and employee benefit tool. While an ESOP may not be the right fit for every business owner’s situation, understanding the benefits may open the door to a valuable business transition and growth tool you need to consider.
We have been discussing how the recent ESOP Economic Performance Survey (EPS) revealed that 93% of ESOP companies found that establishing an ESOP was “a good business decision that has helped the company.” While there are many reasons for this, one of the significant reasons is because S Corporation ESOP companies are not subject to income taxation (federal and most states), increasing cash flow and providing the company with a competitive advantage. Yes, you read that right, S CORPORATION ESOP COMPANIES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXATION!
To complete my blog series on ESOP distributions, today I’d like to discuss the methods of distributions available to ESOPs. For information on Timing of ESOP Distributions and Forms of ESOP Distributions, please visit my previous blog posts.
Now that we are mid-way through 2012, I thought it would be a good time to write a series of blogs on ESOP Distributions, as most calendar year plans are in, or will soon be in, their ESOP distribution processing season.
Small business owners continually strive to find better ways to retain and reward employees. Much can be invested over time to help create an environment of happy employees, willing to invest their best efforts each day they come to work. Yet many business owners struggle to find just the right formula to inspire their people to share in their vision for success.
A press release announced a new study, RESILIENCE AND RETIREMENT SECURITY: Performance of S-ESOP Firms in the Recession, that found that S Corporation ESOPs outperformed their non-ESOP counterparts during the recent recession in job creation, revenue growth, and providing higher wages and retirement security:
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