Tell your U.S. representative: Corporate wrongdoing shouldn’t be a tax write-off

Our tax laws allow companies to count as a “loss” any payments they make as restitution to those harmed by their actions. That means that, come tax time, those restitution payments make the company eligible for a tax refund.

We're calling on Congress to pass legislation compelling the Internal Revenue Service to revise the rule allowing companies to claim tax write-offs for money paid in restitution.

Subject: Corporate wrongdoing shouldn’t be a tax write-off