Top U.S. Banks Paid $2 Bn in Deductible Bonuses in 4 Years (WFC, AXP)

A study has found that the top 20 banks in the U.S. paid out $2 billion in fully deductible performance bonuses to their top 5 executives between 2012 and 2015. At a 35 percent corporate tax rate, this amounted to a taxpayer subsidy of more than $725 million. The...