Financial Valuation of Employee Stock Ownership Plan Shares
1. Edition July 2005
276 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
A must-read for accountants and professionals with a business valuation accreditation or certification, pension actuaries, ERISA lawyers, Financial Valuation of Employee Stock Ownership Plan Shares identifies, explains, and explores the ins and outs of ESOPs, with a focus on what benefits a company/shareholder/plan participant would receive by transacting shares of stock with an ESOP, the formula for an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, stock incentives and their attractiveness to employees, the nature and function of ERISA, Department of Labor, and IRS. It includes training material, the full text of Department of Labor-proposed regulations, details of important court cases, various examples and illustrations to be used as reference and research tools for the experienced and trained valuation professional, and more.
About the Editor and Author.
About the Contributing Authors.
1. Introduction to ERISA and ERISA Plans.
2. Business Owner/Management Perspective.
3. Who Is a Good Candidate for an ESOP, and Why?
4. Trustee Duties in ESOPs.
5. Beneficial Interests, Rights of Participants, and
Vesting.
6. Employee Benefit Perspective.
7. Leverage and the ESOP: A Lender's Perspective.
8. Independence, Objectivity, and Good Faith.
9. The Appraiser as a Financial Advisor.
10. Financial Analysis of the Sponsoring Corporation: Framing
the Appraisal Assignment.
11. Accounting Standards and ESOPs with Debt.
12. Put Rights, Share Redemption Provisions, and Repurchase
Obligations.
13. Adequate Consideration.
14. Control versus Minority Positions.
15. ESOPS and Taxes.
16. Shareholder Employment and Other Agreements: Phantom and
Synthetic Equity.
17. Adjustments for Lack of Marketability.
18. Writing a Valuation Conclusion.
Appendix A: Department of Labor.
Appendix B: IRS Training Class Regarding Examination of
ESOPs.
Notes.
Index.
