S. 1212 · 114th Congress
Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Cardin
- Introduced
- 2015-05-06
- Latest action
- 2015-05-06 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
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.