Nov 16
2015
The Employee Stock Option Plan and Selling a Company
The Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP) can be a great way to sell a company. It eliminates the need to find a buyer, and the long, often tedious negotiations that go along with such a process. A company owner who wants to sell his stock to an ESOP needs to be aware that he or she is required to invest his proceeds in what is known as “qualified replacement property” or QRP.