Decision Point: How You Should Deal with Customs

You talk to the Operations Manager about what's going on$.$ She says:

"I think I know what the problem is$.$ You see, it's a common convention here to give small gifts to the customs officials so that your shipments will be approved. We haven't been giving them anything, and so our goods are still sitting in customs. I know we shouldn't have to give them anything, but it wouldn't take much to make them happy, and if we don't cooperate, our entire operation is in jeopardy."

What do you recommend?

Select an option from the choices below and click Submit.

Ask for help from the Baltonian Anti$-$corruption Task Force.

Investigate whether these payments could be "facilitation payments" under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act $($FCPA$).$

Get the local media involved to expose the corrupt officials.

Pay the local officials, but clearly indicate in Holden$-$Evan's accounting records that these payments are bribes, in order to avoid confusion.