Italy or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United States, ahead by 1.4 FiScore point.

Italy

3.7/10

186th of 217

Tax Italy United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 24% 21% +3.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 23% to 43% 10% to 37% +6.0 points
VAT standard rate 22% 11.73% +10.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Italy

n/a

United States

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