1 Country, $1K was created to encourage more business owners to share new corporate tax savings with their employees. Companies, such as AT&T, Comcast, Fifth Third Bancorp and Jordan Winery, were among the first to announce that they would give every eligible employee a $1,000 bonus this year as part of the tax reform bill passed on Wednesday, December 20, 2017. $1000 Employee Bonus Business owners pledge to donate $1,000 per U.S. employee in response to new corporate tax cuts.