Palau or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Palau, ahead by 2.8 FiScore points.

Palau

7.9/10

22nd of 217

Tax Palau United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 4% 21% −17.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 9.3% to 19.6% 10% to 37% −17.4 points
VAT standard rate 7.5% 11.73% −4.2 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Palau

Gross revenue tax base: receipts, not profit 4%

United States

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