United States · Bill · S
S. 2298 (108th)
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2004
Introduced
7 April 2004
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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Summary
Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat certain distributions by S corporations to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) as deductible dividends; (2) exempt deductions for ESOP dividends from corporate alternative minimum tax adjustments based on adjusted earnings and profits; (3) allow deferral of the recognition of gain for certain sales to ESOP's sponsored by any domestic corporation, including S corporations; (4) allow reinvestment of ESOP stock proceeds eligible for nonrecognition of gain in certain mutual funds; (5) modify certain ESOP stock ownership rules; and (6) allow early distributions from an ESOP for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer purchases without penalty.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 April 2004
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 April 2004
Introduced in Senate
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/2298
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/2298