India 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.

India

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Tax India United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 22% 21% +1.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 39% 10% to 37% +2.0 points
VAT standard rate 18% 11.73% +6.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

India

National companies, optional regime Excluding surtax and cess; subject to conditions 22%
New industrial companies 15%
Foreign companies with permanent establishment 35%

United States

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