Russia or United States: which taxes less?

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

Level pegging: Russia and United States weigh about the same on the taxpayer.

Tax Russia United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 25% 21% +4.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 13% to 22% 10% to 37% −15.0 points
VAT standard rate 20% 11.73% +8.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Russia

General rate from January 1, 2025 25%
IT companies until 2030 5%
Radio electronics until 2027 8%

United States

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

Personal income tax

Russia

Up to 2.4 M RUB 13%
2.4 to 5 M RUB 15%
5 to 20 M RUB 18%
20 to 50 M RUB 20%
Over 50 M RUB 22%

United States

n/a

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