Chapter 7 - Employee Stock Ownership Plans

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DC3 DC3 Test sobre Chapter 7 - Employee Stock Ownership Plans, creado por Justin Guy (just el 22/10/2015.
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Pregunta 1

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To satisfy the diversification requirements, a plan must offer three investment alternatives other than employer stock.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 2

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Leveraged ESOPs must take a loan from a commercial source.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 3

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ESOPs cannot be integrated using permitted disparity.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 4

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For publicly traded stock, voting rights must be passed through to the participant in the ESOP.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 5

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For closely held stock, voting rights must be passed through to the participant in the ESOP.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

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Stock bonus plans may make distributions in employer stock.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 7

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ESOPs invest primarily in employer stock.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 8

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Many employers can contribute more to an ESOP than to other defined contribution plans.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 9

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A participant who is age 55 is eligible for IRC §401(a)(28) diversification.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 10

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Dividends paid to an ESOP may be tax deductible to the employer.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 11

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If an ESOP makes a prohibited allocation or accrual, an excise tax equal to 50 percent of the accrual is imposed on the S corporation and the disqualified person is deemed to have received a distribution in the amount of the prohibited allocation.
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  • True
  • False

Pregunta 12

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The definition of family used in IRC §409(p) is much broader than other definitions of family used under other attribution rules that apply to qualified plan requirements.
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 13

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All of the following statements regarding ESOPs are TRUE, EXCEPT:
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  • A. A money purchase pension plan can include an ESOP provision.
  • B. A 401(k) plan can include an ESOP provision.
  • C. An ESOP can allocate contributions using permitted disparity.
  • D. The deduction limit may exceed 25 percent of compensation in some ESOPs.
  • E. IRC §415 limits may be higher in ESOPs than in other defined contribution plans.

Pregunta 14

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All of the following statements regarding ESOP diversification under IRC §401(a)(28) are TRUE, EXCEPT:
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  • A. The right to diversify must be provided annually for six years.
  • B. Qualified participants must be able to diversify a total of 25 percent of their account balance for five years, and 50 percent in the sixth year.
  • C. Diversification must be provided at age 55 and ten years of service.
  • D. In the final election year, the participant must be able to diversify 50 percent of his or her account balance.
  • E. Diversification is based on the number of shares not on the value of those shares.

Pregunta 15

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Based on the following information, determine the number of shares currently available for diversification.  Participant A’s account contains 20,000 shares valued at $2 per share.  Participant A is age 59 with 20 years of participation.  Two years ago, Participant A diversified 1,500 shares valued at $4 per share.
Respuesta
  • A. 2,750
  • B. 3,500
  • C. 3,875
  • D. 5,000
  • E. 5,375

Pregunta 16

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All of the following statements regarding leveraged ESOPs are TRUE, EXCEPT:
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  • A. ESOP loans may be back-to-back (mirror) loans.
  • B. The shares purchased by the ESOP are security for the loan.
  • C. Loan proceeds may be used to repay another exempt loan.
  • D. Employer securities that are used as collateral are allocated to eligible participants.
  • E. Dividends may be used to repay the loan.

Pregunta 17

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All of the following statements regarding calculating net unrealized appreciation (NUA) on a stock distribution are TRUE, EXCEPT:
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  • A. It is the difference between the value of the employer stock at the time of distribution minus the plan’s cost basis in the stock.
  • B. If the employer stock is rolled over to another qualified plan, the recipient plan’s cost basis is equal to the value of the employer stock at the date of rollover.
  • C. A participant who received a lump sum distribution that includes employer stock, may elect to exclude from gross income the entire NUA.
  • D. A participant who receives a distribution prior to age 59½ and includes employer stock will be subject to the 10% tax on early distribution on the NUA portion that is excluded from income.
  • E. If the value of the employer stock at the time of distributions is less than the plan’s cost basis, the NUA is zero.
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