New Zealand or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United States, ahead by 0.9 FiScore point.

Tax New Zealand United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 28% 21% +7.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 10.5% to 39% 10% to 37% +2.0 points
VAT standard rate 15% 11.73% +3.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

New Zealand

n/a

United States

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