Expanded Employee Stock Ownership Act

Expanded Employee Stock Ownership Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an investment tax credit equal to the greater of two percent of the cost of qualified depreciable investment property or one percent of the total compensation paid to employees who participate in a special employee stock ownership plan for corporations which establish such a stock ownership plan. Sets forth requirements for the establishment of a special employee stock ownership plan, including requirements that: (1) at least one-half of the employer securities transferred to a plan qualify as newly issued employer securities; (2) the plan provide for the allocation of employer securities to employee-participants on the basis of income; and (3) the plan provide each participant with a nonforfeitable right to stock allocated to his account.

Excludes employee stock ownership plan annuities and certain other pension plan annuities (that are currently includible) from inclusion in the gross estate for purposes of the estate tax. Qualifies employee stock ownership plan participants for the retirement savings income tax deduction. Exempts plan participants from providing a put option (contract for the sale of supposed stock on a future day) for any securities distributed from a plan which permits such participants to receive cash instead of a distribution of securities. Grants an income tax deduction to employers for the payment of dividends with respect to employer securities and permits a deduction for certain bequests and charitable contributions to an employee stock ownership plan. Eliminates contributions made to an employee stock ownership plan as an item of tax preference for purposes of the minimum tax.