East Timor or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: East Timor, ahead by 3.3 FiScore points.

Tax East Timor United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 10% 21% −11.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 10% 10% to 37% −27.0 points
VAT standard rate 2.5% 11.73% −9.2 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

East Timor

n/a

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the East Timor page See the United States page