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11 / November 2020

ESOPs: good for employees but facing an uncertain future

A recent article in the New York Times extols the virtues of employee ownership through employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). And trade groups for employee-owned businesses have noted bipartisan Congressional support for ESOPs. But ESOP experts (trustees and appraisers) worry that the Department of Labor’s antagonistic attitude toward ESOP transactions, validated by key victories in court, has stymied ESOP formation. Read more >>
Posted in: Business Valuation Law News Written by: Sylvia Golden
Categories: ESOP valuations
Tags: ASA Brundle control employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) esop association fair market value (FMV) valuation methodology Vinoskey
06 / March 2018

Michigan court explains treatment of S corp’s retained earnings in divorce

The overarching issue in a recent Michigan divorce case was appreciation. Did the nonowner spouse (wife) have a right to a portion of the increase in value of her husband’s separate property, an S corporation? A related issue, and one that posed a question of first impression in Michigan, was how to treat the company’s retained earnings. Read more >>
Posted in: Business Valuation Law News Written by: Sylvia Golden
Categories: marital dissolution/divorce
Tags: appreciation analysis control federal taxation marital estate retained earnings s corporation separate property