Benin or United States: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: United States, ahead by 0.7 FiScore point.

Benin

4.4/10

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Tax Benin United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 30% 21% +9.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 30% 10% to 37% −7.0 points
VAT standard rate 18% 11.73% +6.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Benin

Companies, general case Article 46 of the general tax code 30%
Industry and private education Excluding extractive industries 25%

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a

Personal income tax

Benin

Up to 60,000 FCFA per month Monthly scale of Article 125 0%
60,001 to 150,000 FCFA 10%
150,001 to 250,000 FCFA 15%
250,001 to 500,000 FCFA 19%
Over 500,000 FCFA 30%

United States

n/a

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