HR 2096 · 114th Congress · Taxation

Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015

Introduced 2015-04-29· Sponsored by Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]· House

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.(2015-11-16)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) 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); and (2) allow a tax deduction for 50% of the interest incurred on loans to S corporation-sponsored ESOPs for the purchase of employer securities. 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans