Poland or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United States, ahead by 0.3 FiScore point.

Tax Poland United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 19% 21% −2.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 12% to 32% 10% to 37% −5.0 points
VAT standard rate 23% 11.73% +11.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Poland

General regime 19%
Small taxpayers and new companies revenue under 2 M€ 9%

United States

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