Luxembourg or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United States, ahead by 1.2 FiScore point.

Tax Luxembourg United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 23.87% 21% +2.9 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 45.78% 10% to 37% +8.8 points
VAT standard rate 17% 11.73% +5.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Luxembourg

n/a

United States

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