S 4318
117th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Life, casualty, property insurance
No Tax Write-offs for Corporate Wrongdoers Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
No Tax Write-offs for Corporate Wrongdoers Act
This bill denies a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any legal action. The bill also requires the gross income of a taxpayer to include any amount paid to or on behalf of the taxpayer as insurance or otherwise by reason of the taxpayer's liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4318: No Tax Write-offs for Corporate Wrongdoers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4318/
"S. 4318: No Tax Write-offs for Corporate Wrongdoers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4318/.
S. 4318, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4318/.
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