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  EBPAQC |   Free for EBPAQC members |   AICPA |   May 2013 |   AICPA.org

This primer provides a general understanding of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and includes topics on:

  • ESOP attributes and types of ESOPs,
  • operations and recordkeeping,
  • leveraged ESOPs,
  • tax benefits and related compliance requirements,
  • prohibited transactions exemptions, and
  • valuation of employer securities 
Topics covered:
  • Employee benefit plan auditing: Technical: ESOPs: Parties-in-interest/prohibited transactions, Foundational
  • Employee benefit plan auditing: Technical: ESOPs: Valuation of employer stock/using work of an appraiser, Foundational

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