Eyler v. Commissioner

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Eyler v. Commissioner
88 F.3d 445, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 15831
US
Federal Court
7th Circuit
United States Court of Appeals
Evans

Summary

At issue is whether Eyler, as the majority owner of CTS stock, engaged in a prohibited transaction with CTS's employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) when he sold $ 10 million worth of CTS stock to the ESOP.

See Also

Control Stockholder Held Liable in Failed ESOP

Effective in December 1996, Gary Eyler, the controlling stockholder of Continental Training Services (CTS), sold 689,655 shares of CTS stock (about 14% of the outstanding shares) to a newly formed ESOP for $14.50 per share, or about $10 million, financed by a loan from American Fletcher National Bank.