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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny tax deductions for corporate regulatory violations.

USA115th CongressS-803| Senate 
| Updated: 4/3/2017
Jack Reed

Jack Reed

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (2)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand provisions relating to the nondeductibility of fines and penalties to prohibit a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred to, or at the direction of, any governmental entity relating to the violation of any law or the investigation or inquiry into a potential violation of law. The bill exempts from such prohibition: (1) restitution or amounts paid to come into compliance with any law that was violated or otherwise involved in the investigation or inquiry, (2) amounts paid pursuant to a court order in a suit in which the governmental entity was not a party, and (3) amounts paid or incurred as taxes due. The bill also imposes new reporting requirements on governmental entities relating to amounts paid as fines or for restitution.
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Timeline
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2176-2177)
  • April 3, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 3, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2176-2177)

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 115-1: An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
Business expensesCivil actions and liabilityCommodities marketsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationIncome tax deductionsSecuritiesTax administration and collection, taxpayers

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny tax deductions for corporate regulatory violations.

USA115th CongressS-803| Senate 
| Updated: 4/3/2017
Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand provisions relating to the nondeductibility of fines and penalties to prohibit a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred to, or at the direction of, any governmental entity relating to the violation of any law or the investigation or inquiry into a potential violation of law. The bill exempts from such prohibition: (1) restitution or amounts paid to come into compliance with any law that was violated or otherwise involved in the investigation or inquiry, (2) amounts paid pursuant to a court order in a suit in which the governmental entity was not a party, and (3) amounts paid or incurred as taxes due. The bill also imposes new reporting requirements on governmental entities relating to amounts paid as fines or for restitution.
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Timeline
Apr 3, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 3, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2176-2177)
  • April 3, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 3, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2176-2177)
Jack Reed

Jack Reed

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Cosponsors (2)
Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 115-1: An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Business expensesCivil actions and liabilityCommodities marketsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationIncome tax deductionsSecuritiesTax administration and collection, taxpayers