The problem is that there is a risk/compliance trade-off. "The law" is not a compiler that compiles or not. Heck, companies can report whatever they want and g

The problem is that there is a risk/compliance trade-off. "The law" is not a compiler that compiles or not. Heck, companies can report whatever they want and get away with a certain chance. If you do the math it might even be probabilistically beneficial. But that does not make these actions social or socially beneficial or morally right.