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S 1322 110th Congress Senate

Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the operation of employee stock ownership plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
Taxation CommerceCorporation taxesDividendsEmployee ownership
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Finance and Financial SectorIncome taxInvestmentsLabor and EmploymentMinimum taxPension fundsStocksTax deductionsTax deferralTax exclusionTax penalties
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 7, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 7, 2007
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 Latest action May 7, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt certain distributions, including dividends, by S corporations to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) from the penalty tax for premature employee benefit plan withdrawals; (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 ESOPs 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 a de minimis exception from pension plan investment diversification requirements for ESOP accounts with balances of $2,500 or less.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1322: Employee Stock Ownership Plan Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1322/
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