Bhutan or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Bhutan, ahead by 0.2 FiScore point.

Tax Bhutan United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 25% 21% +4.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 30% 10% to 37% −7.0 points
VAT standard rate 10% 11.73% −1.7 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Bhutan

Common law companies 25%
Public enterprises 30%

United States

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

Personal income tax

Bhutan

Up to 300,000 Nu About 3,300 EUR gross annual revenue 0%
300,001 to 400,000 Nu 10%
400,001 to 650,000 Nu 15%
650,001 to 1,000,000 Nu 20%
1,000,001 to 1,500,000 Nu 25%
Over 1,500,000 Nu 30%
Surtax On tax due, when it reaches 1,000,000 Nu 10%

United States

n/a

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