Employee Ownership, Empowerment, and Expansion Act incentivizes businesses to transition to employee ownership.
The Employee Ownership, Empowerment, and Expansion Act amends Tennessee law to incentivize businesses to transition to employee ownership. It provides tax credits for conversion costs to employee stock ownership plans, employee ownership trusts, or worker-owned cooperatives. The act defines employee ownership trusts, employee stock ownership plans, and worker-owned cooperatives, and it exempts these entities from certain taxes. It also mandates outreach to minority-owned businesses and requires a report on the tax credit's effectiveness. The changes take effect on January 1, 2026.
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