Ireland or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United States, ahead by 1.1 FiScore point.

Tax Ireland United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 12.5% 21% −8.5 points
Personal income tax top bracket 20% to 52% 10% to 37% +15.0 points
VAT standard rate 23% 11.73% +11.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Ireland

n/a

United States

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