Learning Center: Course on Employee Stock Purchase Plans for CE Credit

Instructions: Please read the full course of study before taking the 30-question exam on it. Click on the sections below in any order you want. When you are ready for the exam, click on the link to it at the bottom of this page. To earn the CE credits (5 for CEPs, 3 for CFPs, 3 for CPWAs, 3 for CIMAs), you must read the whole course of study and then score 70% or better in the exam.

Overview of Topic:

Powerpoint on ESPPs
Podcast on the basics of ESPPs
NEW! Videos on core concepts, key rules, and tax issues.

Section 1:
Basics

Section 2:
Plan Design

Section 3:
IRS Rules & Limits

Section 4:
Enrollment, Offering, & Purchase

Section 5:
Life Events & Corporate Events

Section 6:
Taxation

Section 7:
Withholding & Form W2

Section 8:
Sales & Participants' Tax Reporting

Section 9:
Securities Law

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